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what do we know about ken turnage? is he still working for the district? >> he is still working for the district. he still has the same title and authority. i have reached out to ken turnage multiple times, and i have not heard back. we gave him a full two weeks to get back to us on this story. as of today i have not heard a response from turnage. he has still has the current position. a few days ago he sent an email to his employees, about 80 of them saying he will no longer be their direct supervisor, although he'll still hold his title and his authority over that department. i reached out to the school district. they would not say what prompted that change or tell me if that was disciplinary. >> and what comes next in this? we heard from the school district. we somewhat heard from ken turnage. anything else to follow up here? >> we have heard from the school district, but we want more answers. so i reached out to the superintendent. she oversees the department. i went to this meeting you're seeing here. she has not
what do we know about ken turnage? is he still working for the district? >> he is still working for the district. he still has the same title and authority. i have reached out to ken turnage multiple times, and i have not heard back. we gave him a full two weeks to get back to us on this story. as of today i have not heard a response from turnage. he has still has the current position. a few days ago he sent an email to his employees, about 80 of them saying he will no longer be their...
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he says his new boss, ken turnage, waited until he was not at work to trash his desk and then direct multiple district employees to use this forklift to put his desk on a roof in the districts maintenance yard. where he works. besides that, a sign that read castor's access, and a ladder. >> i was literally in the emergency room that next weekend. my wife said you are having panic attacks and i thought i was having a heart attack. >> why do you think he put your desk on the roof? >> i asked that question 100 times. at first i thought he is bullying me for speaking out, for a conversation we had a few months earlier where he asked me to do a job assignment and i said, i am open to doing whatever you ask me to do but i just want to let you know, because you are new, i am not a mechanic and i am not an electrician and he literally blew up at me. >> reporter: he says he blew up at you? please 0 to 60 in five seconds. >> it wasn't a joke, it was predatory, it was bullying. >> reporter: the school districts purchasing technician, she handled district dollars and this this was not an appropr
he says his new boss, ken turnage, waited until he was not at work to trash his desk and then direct multiple district employees to use this forklift to put his desk on a roof in the districts maintenance yard. where he works. besides that, a sign that read castor's access, and a ladder. >> i was literally in the emergency room that next weekend. my wife said you are having panic attacks and i thought i was having a heart attack. >> why do you think he put your desk on the roof?...
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he. >> we did reach out to ken turnage for comment. we have not heard back. the school board meeting is open to the public. starts at 7:00 tonight at the district building on g street. we did reach out to the school district. it responded to ensure transparent and accountability within our district. two separate investigations have been initiated to look into concerns raised publicly by an individual board member. the first investigation will review the overall situation. the second will specifically address the two recent complaints that have been filed against an employee within the district. >> our time now 734 teachers in palo alto and their supporters rallied outside of school district offices, demanding higher pay for teachers. not in reserve in some cases, not now. negotiations reached an impasse back in march, after the school district turned down the teachers union request for a 5.5% pay raise. the school district offered a 2% pay raise. >> how can we as a district pay less than mountain view, los altos, santa clara, fremont? we are going downhill. i
he. >> we did reach out to ken turnage for comment. we have not heard back. the school board meeting is open to the public. starts at 7:00 tonight at the district building on g street. we did reach out to the school district. it responded to ensure transparent and accountability within our district. two separate investigations have been initiated to look into concerns raised publicly by an individual board member. the first investigation will review the overall situation. the second will...
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ktvu is called and emailed superintendent anello, along with the maintenance director, ken turnage, for comment. but so far we have not heard back. people who live in mobile home parks rallied in stockton to fight against rent hikes and outright closures in their community. these everyday sees saprei demonstrators met outside the headquarters of harmony communities in stockton, and were joined by church leaders and renters rights organizations. the property management company is in the middle of several legal battles, and renters say the company is trying to exploit one of the few affordable housing options still available. >> they're trying to trick everybody. they're trying to sell the land as commercial. they don't care about lives. they don't care about breaking up families. they don't care about people losing jobs. nothing. that's why they're in it for the big buck. >> yesterday's picket coincided with the first day of litigation between residents of a petaluma mobile home community that is set to be closed. harmony communities owns and operates 33 mobile home parks in the western
ktvu is called and emailed superintendent anello, along with the maintenance director, ken turnage, for comment. but so far we have not heard back. people who live in mobile home parks rallied in stockton to fight against rent hikes and outright closures in their community. these everyday sees saprei demonstrators met outside the headquarters of harmony communities in stockton, and were joined by church leaders and renters rights organizations. the property management company is in the middle...
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they say the district's director of maintenance, operations, and facilities, ken turnage, was behind this incident and that he allegedly directed district employees to use a forklift to move that desk. this incident happened 15 months ago. employees also tell us that not only has turnage not been held responsible, but that the bullying has continued. our investigative unit spent weeks trying to reach him. he has not responded to us. we also tried reaching the antioch school district superintendent, and after multiple calls and emails, we have received a statement from h.r. saying that they investigated the concerns and took action. but it didn't specify what kind of action. now just one day after our story aired, the school board president is vowing to get to the bottom of what's going on. >> yeah, i was horrified. this is not the district that i hoped to create or that i envisioned for our employees and for our community and for our students. i was so inspired by the bravery that these employees had to share their stories, to share the trauma that they suffered through their employm
they say the district's director of maintenance, operations, and facilities, ken turnage, was behind this incident and that he allegedly directed district employees to use a forklift to move that desk. this incident happened 15 months ago. employees also tell us that not only has turnage not been held responsible, but that the bullying has continued. our investigative unit spent weeks trying to reach him. he has not responded to us. we also tried reaching the antioch school district...
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turnage. some employees say turnage's bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk on a roof. they add that he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband, antioch's former police chief, turnage. anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions, and an email sent to board members yesterday before she recused herself, superintendent anello says she launched two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also says she has voluntarily removed herself from the investigative proceedings. we did ask the district multiple times who will be conducting the investigations , and we have yet to receive an answer to board members question if those investigations will truly be independent, given that some of the complaints are against the superintendent herself. if they're holding a special board meeting tonight at 7:00 to talk abou
turnage. some employees say turnage's bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk on a roof. they add that he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband, antioch's former police chief, turnage. anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions, and an email sent to board members yesterday before she recused herself, superintendent anello says she launched two investigations, one on the overall situation...
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we're talking about maintenance director ken turnage. among the allegations, he's accused of putting an employee's desk -- you see it right there -- on the roof. today the antioch superintendent, stephanie anello, is calling for a third-party independent investigation into the district's handling of this matter. the superintendent did not provide a timeline or details on who will conduct the investigation. some board members say she should be calling for the investigation -- she shouldn't be calling for this investigation at all. >> because it's not an independent investigation. how can we have an independent investigation that's investigating a matter that concerns herself? so, again, it's a culture of protecting people and questionable decision-making and failure to find accountability in the school district that leads to situations that ultimately harm our staff, our students, and our community. >> let's bring in our investigative reporter candice nguyen. two people, i believe, are under the spotlight or in hot water here, the mainten
we're talking about maintenance director ken turnage. among the allegations, he's accused of putting an employee's desk -- you see it right there -- on the roof. today the antioch superintendent, stephanie anello, is calling for a third-party independent investigation into the district's handling of this matter. the superintendent did not provide a timeline or details on who will conduct the investigation. some board members say she should be calling for the investigation -- she shouldn't be...
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the complaints are about this man, director of facilities, ken turnage. employees say turnage's bullying included putting a worker's desk on the roof, on the roof. he's managed to get away with it because employees say he is good friends with the school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. a public message sent out by the district attorney today says superintendent anello has initiated two investigations, one into the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns that we reported last week. it also says superintendent anello has voluntarily removed herself from the investigative proceedings. >>> two school board members question if the investigations will really be independent, given that some of the complaints are against the superintendent herself. we've asked the district multiple times who is going to be conducting these investigations. we have yet to receive an answer. a special board meeting has been called for tomorrow night to discuss possible di
the complaints are about this man, director of facilities, ken turnage. employees say turnage's bullying included putting a worker's desk on the roof, on the roof. he's managed to get away with it because employees say he is good friends with the school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. a public message sent out by the district attorney today says superintendent anello has initiated two investigations,...
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turnage. his bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk up on a rooftop as you see here. he's managed to get away with the bad behavior because he's friends with the school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions, but in an email to board members, the superintendent said she's now initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also said she voluntarily removed herself from the investigative proceedings, but two board members questioned whether these investigations really can be number given that some of the complaints were against the superintendent herself. we have asked several times who will be conducting these investigations. we have not yet gotten an answer. our investigative reporter candace nguyen has been leading our coverage on this. if you want to catch up on her reporting on antioch unified school dis
turnage. his bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk up on a rooftop as you see here. he's managed to get away with the bad behavior because he's friends with the school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions, but in an email to board members, the superintendent said she's now initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area...
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turnage. employees say turnage's bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk on a roof and that he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello, and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. meanwhile, in an email to board members today, superintendent anello said she's now initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also says she has voluntarily removed herselfve p. but two board members questioned if the investigations will really be independent given that some of the complaints are against the superintendent herself. we have asked the district multiple times who will be conducting those investigations, and we have yet to receive an answer. a special board meeting has been called for tomorrow night to discuss possible disciplinary action against the superintendent. and our investigative rep
turnage. employees say turnage's bad behavior includes putting a worker's desk on a roof and that he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with school superintendent stephanie anello and her husband. turnage, anello, and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. meanwhile, in an email to board members today, superintendent anello said she's now initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc...
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that guy right there, ken turnage. employees say turnage used school resources to put a workers desk on a roof. you see that desk under that orange canopy there? they claim he's managed to get away with the bullying because he's good friends with the superintendent, stephanie anello, and her husband, who is antioch's former police chief. and niello has now been has removed herself from overseeing investigations on the bullying complaints. in an email to board, members superintend anello said she launched two investigations before she recused herself, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area last week. we've asked the district multiple times who will be conducting the investigations. we have yet to receive an answer . two board members questioned if those investigations will truly be independent, given that some of the complaints are against the superint attendant herself. we have a reporter at this meeting tonight. we will have updates coming up at 11:00. all righ
that guy right there, ken turnage. employees say turnage used school resources to put a workers desk on a roof. you see that desk under that orange canopy there? they claim he's managed to get away with the bullying because he's good friends with the superintendent, stephanie anello, and her husband, who is antioch's former police chief. and niello has now been has removed herself from overseeing investigations on the bullying complaints. in an email to board, members superintend anello said...
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this comes after our investigative unit reported about her director of facilities , that man, ken turnage. employees say turnage is bullying included putting a workers desk on a roof using school resources. there's the desk under that canopy. they say he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with the superintendent. stephanie anello, and her husband and antioch's former police chief, turnage anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. in an email to board members, superintendent anello said before she recused herself, she launched two investigations, one on the overall situation and the other looking at specific concerns reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also says she has voluntarily removed herself from the investigative proceedings. we've asked the district multiple times who will be conducting these investigations. we have yet to receive an answer. two board members questioned if those investigations will truly be independent, given that some of the complaints are against the superintendent herself, they're holding a special board meeti
this comes after our investigative unit reported about her director of facilities , that man, ken turnage. employees say turnage is bullying included putting a workers desk on a roof using school resources. there's the desk under that canopy. they say he's managed to get away with it because he's good friends with the superintendent. stephanie anello, and her husband and antioch's former police chief, turnage anello and her husband have not responded to any of our questions. in an email to...
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turnage. his bad behavior included putting a worker's desk on a rooftop. you see that on the screen. he managed to get away with it because he's good friends with the school's superintendent, stephanie anello and her husband, allan cantando. the superintendent said she initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation in the department and the district, and the other looking at the specific concerns raised by employees. those were reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also says she voluntarily removed herself from the investigative proceedings, and two board members said two of the complaints are against the superintendent herself. we asked two separate times who will be conducting the investigations, and we have not gotten an answer. if and when we get an answer, we will bring it to you. and if you want to catch up on the reporting on antioch school district, go to nbcbayarea.com/investigation. >>> new this morning, mayor london breed among city leaders expected to be onhand whe
turnage. his bad behavior included putting a worker's desk on a rooftop. you see that on the screen. he managed to get away with it because he's good friends with the school's superintendent, stephanie anello and her husband, allan cantando. the superintendent said she initiated two investigations, one on the overall situation in the department and the district, and the other looking at the specific concerns raised by employees. those were reported by nbc bay area last week. anello also says...
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the superintendent claims the maintenance operation and facilities director, ken turnage, has been accused of verbal abuse, making threats and, in one instance, ordering a forklift operator to raise the desk of a staffer to the roof of a building. employees say the human resource department has not taken these actions seriously, treating them as a joke. antioch school board president is calling for transparency within this new investigation. >> in the in the school district, there's a culture of people protecting each other and , preventing people from holding each other accountable. in this school district, there's a lot of good old boys club going on in the school district that prevents people from feeling like they can come forward. >> in her email announcing the review of the superintendent is also calling for a third party independent review of how the district has handled the allegations. we've reached out to the maintenance director at the center of the issue for comment, but we have not heard back. >> a cool day across the bay area. not much sunshine out there and for tomorrow. onl
the superintendent claims the maintenance operation and facilities director, ken turnage, has been accused of verbal abuse, making threats and, in one instance, ordering a forklift operator to raise the desk of a staffer to the roof of a building. employees say the human resource department has not taken these actions seriously, treating them as a joke. antioch school board president is calling for transparency within this new investigation. >> in the in the school district, there's a...
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ktvu has called and emailed superintendent arenella, along with the maintenance director, ken turnage, trying to get a comment, but so far we have not heard back. if they do comment, we will broadcast their response . ktvu will keep following this story and the school district's investigation. time now. 656 the recount in the race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo in the south bay continues today. now, the original count had former san jose mayor sam liccardo leading with assembly member evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian tied for second place. the recount could break the tie, which will result in two names advancing to the general election. instead of three. >> there are always ballots that are set aside because something can't be verified. and now, with the recount, we're going back and looking at all of those. if the recount drops someone off the ballot, no reimbursement because it's not the same as adding a new person to the ballot based on the results of the recount. >> now, officials say the vote recount could wrap up on friday, at which point they'll cert
ktvu has called and emailed superintendent arenella, along with the maintenance director, ken turnage, trying to get a comment, but so far we have not heard back. if they do comment, we will broadcast their response . ktvu will keep following this story and the school district's investigation. time now. 656 the recount in the race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo in the south bay continues today. now, the original count had former san jose mayor sam liccardo leading with assembly member evan...
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some school staff say the district did not discipline maintenance and operations director ken turnage. they accuse him of verbal abuse and creating a hostile work environment. >> this has all been very traumatic for all of us and, especially the last couple days, there's so many people who have who have come forward and said that it's them as well. there's so many people that are scared to come forward. he is, he yells, he screams, he intimidates, he. >> we've reached out to ken turnage for comment, but have not heard back. the school board meeting is at 7:00 tonight at the district building on g street. it is open to the public now. we also reached out to the school district and received this response. quote, to ensure transparency and accountability within our district, two separate investigations have been initiated to look into concerns raised publicly by an individual board member. the first investigation will review the overall situation. the second will specifically address the two recent complaints that have been filed against an employee within the district. >> our time is no
some school staff say the district did not discipline maintenance and operations director ken turnage. they accuse him of verbal abuse and creating a hostile work environment. >> this has all been very traumatic for all of us and, especially the last couple days, there's so many people who have who have come forward and said that it's them as well. there's so many people that are scared to come forward. he is, he yells, he screams, he intimidates, he. >> we've reached out to ken...
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turnage. employees accused him of verbal abuse, threatening them, and in one situation, ordering a forklift to raise the desk of a staffer to the roof of the building. employees say the human resources department considered what happened a joke and meant to build camaraderie among coworkers. antioch school board president wants transparency within this new investigation. >> then the school district. there's a culture of people protecting each other. and, preventing people from holding each other accountable in this school district, there's a lot of good old boys club going on in the school district that prevents people from feeling like they can come forward. >> now, in her email announcing this independent review, superintendent anello said she's called for a third party independent investigation into the school district's handling of this matter, and she looks forward to updating the school board on the findings. the ktvu has called and emailed superintendent daniela, along with the maintena
turnage. employees accused him of verbal abuse, threatening them, and in one situation, ordering a forklift to raise the desk of a staffer to the roof of the building. employees say the human resources department considered what happened a joke and meant to build camaraderie among coworkers. antioch school board president wants transparency within this new investigation. >> then the school district. there's a culture of people protecting each other. and, preventing people from holding...