Richard Gilliam, school-family partnerships director, did not get fired, suspended or demoted from his $85,000-a-year job even after bullying staff, making offensive comments and gestures to work colleagues, and disobeying his supervisor.
Instead, HR director Sean Murray and assistant superintendent Harriet Adair directed Gilliam to go through training and that he would be prohibited from supervising anyone.
The Oregonian learned of the case from reviewing documents obtained via a public records request. “The records include two damning investigations, including one done by an outside workplace investigator, that conclude Gilliam was an inept manager of his multicultural and bilingual staffers, bullied colleagues and subordinates, was untruthful and alienated parents representing diverse Portland families,” The Oregonian reported.