Two former employees of Mountain Ridge High School and the Deer Valley Unified School District say they were pushed out of their jobs after raising alarms about the treatment of students with disabilities — allegations now detailed in a Notice of Claim filed against DVUSD.
Special education teacher Annie Hughes, former district employee Alicia Quintero and a school psychologist accuse the district of ignoring reports of misconduct in a special education classroom, then retaliating against those who spoke up.
“It was devastating. I went from a respected teacher to someone who was called wacko and a villain just for advocating for students,” Hughes said…