Readers present decades‑old allegation of inappropriate contact by former Pasco High teacher

At the Sept. 16 meeting Melissa Good read a written statement into the record from Maria I. Estrada alleging that a teacher identified as Randy Hoover touched her without consent while she was a student at Pasco High School.

The statement recounts an incident in which the student said she asked for help after class, stood by the teacher's desk, and 'as he was talking to me, he wrapped his hand/arm around my hips. I froze.' The speaker told commissioners she had not reported the incident at the time because the teacher was well liked and she felt shame; others at the meeting told similar stories and urged the board and community to act to protect students.

No allegations were adjudicated at the meeting and no county action or referral related to the claim was recorded; commissioners accepted the public comment and closed the public‑comment period.