An investigation into a whistleblower's complaint has found that a former superintendent of the Sturgeon School Division "grossly mismanaged" employees creating a culture of bullying, harassment, and intimidation.
Mary Lynne Campbell's conduct was found to have contravened the province's whistleblower protection act, Alberta's public interest commissioner concluded on the balance of probabilities, in a report published in late December.
Campbell's acts "were deliberate and showed a reckless or wilful disregard for proper management," the report states.
"While Ms. Campbell believes her conduct and management style were appropriate, the overwhelming weight of evidence provided by over 85 per cent of the division's central office employees supports my findings," former public interest commissioner Peter Sherstan wrote in the report.
"Ms. Campbell's inappropriate conduct created a culture of fear within the division demonstrating a reckless or wilful disregard for the proper management of the division."
Campbell began teaching in 1983, and was the top administrator of Sturgeon Public Schools since 2018.
In October 2021, Campbell announced her plans to retire in June 2022, but just a month following the announcement her role had already been taken over by Shawna Walter, the current superintendent.
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