Anna Vignet/KQED
He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.
by Holly McDede, KQED, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
Co-published with KQED
May 12, 2026, 5:00 am
Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.
Anna Vignet/KQED
He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.
by Holly McDede, KQED, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
Co-published with KQED
May 12, 2026, 5:00 am

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