Three former Scottsdale Unified School District employees are without their jobs after concerns about their behavior related to children have come up since October.
Two of them – former Cocopah sixth grade English language arts teacher Michael Gill and Hohokam Elementary School crossing guard Thomas Giorlando – were fired and charged by police for allegedly possessing child pornography.
The third – Saguaro High School athletic director Lucas Ackerson – was allowed to resign from the district amid allegations he was inappropriately messaging a female student on social media. Police looked into his situation and decided there was not enough evidence to launch an official investigation.