Superintendent’s alleged mismanagement causes parent concern
In response to news surfacing around the alleged mishandling of a sexual misconduct case at Meadowdale Elementary, six individuals spoke up during Public Comments at the Edmonds School District board meeting on August 18, 2026. They requested that Superintendent Rebecca Miner “step down” from her position, and that the District assume responsibility for its inaction. According to parent Kelly Haller who read from a petition at the meeting, the misconduct in question took place over the years 2022 to 2024. Throughout 2022, several allegations were made against a male learning support teacher of alleged sexual misconduct toward both special education students and fellow staff members. Allegedly, action was not immediately taken. In December of 2023, the District began an investigation, but no students were interviewed during this time. The result was verbal admonishment and a letter to the teacher detailing the boundaries he should keep with students and co-workers. This was placed in his working disciplinary file. Yet, “despite very specific directives, the behavior continued and escalated,” cited Haller. Another eight months would pass before the teacher was placed on paid administrative leave for the 2024 to 2025 school year, nearly two years after the concerns began. During this time, a report was filed with law enforcement on his behavior by a staff member, and an extensive investigation was enacted. According to Edmonds News, InvestigativeWest and The Herald reports that Lynnwood police initially filed two fourth-degree assault charges (in other words, a threat or indication of malicious intention) against the teacher, David Sibley. The Lynnwood municipal prosecutor reviewed these, and requested additional investigation. Edmonds News reported that upon receiving a fifth-grade female victim’s report in 2025, Lynnwood police brought the allegation to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office, which in August declined to file a first-degree child rape charge against Sibley. They cited a lack of “sufficient admissible evidence to prove that a crime was committed beyond a reasonable doubt,” and Sibley had denied all allegations.
