California vice-principal of West Campus High School Resigns Protect Herself from Racial Harassment from Parents, Students and Colleagues

A California vice-principal of West Campus High School, Dr. Elysse Versher says is resigning from her job, because of racial and sexual harassment. She claims the Sacramento City Unified School District’s lack of action, according to her resignation letter, caused her to leave the school according to FOX 40.

Versher’s letter says before the racist harassment against her in November of 2021, she was told by a parent in 2019 that she only got her job because of affirmative action. She says she had also been sexually harassed by a coworker in March of 2020.

The investigation into the harassment reportedly didn’t amount to anything although Versher says that she brought up her concerns to principal John McMeekin and human resources. Versher says she and several others later attempted to talk to Superintendent Jorge Aguilar in June 2020 about why nothing had been done. Versher says Aguilar apologized, but there was no investigation into the incident.

In November 2021, Versher was the target of racist social media posts and graffiti, West Campus High School said. In her letter of resignation, Versher said, “students came in droves to produce evidence of their peers racially harassing me and posting hateful words and images on the face of my -then- 4-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.”

Versher says she told McMeekin there was also racist name-calling during class, however, he allegedly said it was “free speech” and that it couldn’t be investigated. The racist harassment went on into December and through February of 2022, Versher said.  Versher says the harassment led to a “suicide attempt and multiple stress-induced seizures.”

“I do not have the strength to continue enduring this physically, mentally and emotionally unsafe working environment. This letter serves as notification of my intent to resign as Assistant Principal at West Campus High School, effective on June 17, 2022,” Versher said the letter.

Sacramento City Unified issued a statement on last week in response to Versher’s resignation according to FOX 40.

“Dr. Versher made complaints of racist acts directed toward her during her employment and the District immediately initiated an investigation into those complaints.  That investigation is nearly complete.  At this point, out of respect to Dr. Versher and the process, the District will not have further comment until the investigator’s final report is issued.  We expect that will happen soon.

We appreciate Dr. Versher’s service to the students of our District.”

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