Peoria police finish search of district office in teacher misconduct investigation

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Peoria Unified School District says police have finished their work at the district’s Administration Center — where investigators had been gathering records as part of a sexual misconduct investigation involving two former teachers — and have turned the building back over to the district.

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The search is connected to a Peoria police investigation involving Angela Burlaka and Haley Beck, former Centennial High School teachers who were fired after being accused of sexual conduct with the same teenage boy.

In a statement, the district said it appreciated the professionalism officers showed during the process, including efforts to limit disruptions at district facilities.

Peoria Unified also said it will continue to cooperate fully and provide investigators what they need “to conduct a complete and thorough investigation.”

Peoria police have not said what, if anything, they took while serving the search warrant.

Peoria Unified also tried to clear up earlier comments it made about the second search warrant, saying its concern was not with officers or the investigation.

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The district said it believed it had met the requirements of the first warrant served May 28 and continued turning over additional records as they were identified.

The district said the July 6 warrant sought records outside the original request — records the district said it was prepared to provide directly — and that its frustration was with the impact on school-opening preparations.

The district is planning to have a public meeting next week, July 16, where people will be allowed to discuss this week’s events.

The first day of school is scheduled for Aug. 3.

No arrests or charges have been made in the case.

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