“District leaders … confirmed what many feared: (Shadbreon) Gatson engaged in grooming behavior and had a sexual relationship with a student,” wrote Natalie Pate for Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). “The letter also said the district missed warning signs and patterns.”
Police arrested Gatson, a former English teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School (HBHS), in December.
However, the case against him – suspicion of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor – was dropped according to the statute of limitations, as the misconduct reportedly occurred in 2013.
