North High School Principal Kathryn Rodocker was placed on administrative leave last summer as accusations that she created a toxic work environment were investigated.
The report, released this week, cleared Rodocker of the allegations and highlighted a slew of cultural issues at the Akron high school.
Read the investigator’s report below.
Click here to read the full story about the investigation and what led up to it.
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Zake has deep roots in Northeast Ohio journalism. She was the managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she began work as a staff photographer in 1986. Over a 20-year career, Zake worked in a variety of roles across departments that all help inform her current role as Signal Akron's editor in chief. Most recently, she was a journalism professor and student media adviser at Kent State University, where she worked with the next generation of journalists to understand public policy, environmental reporting, data and solutions reporting. Among her accomplishments was the launch of the Kent State NewsLab, an experiential and collaborative news commons that connects student reporters with outside professional partners.
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