Neither the Santa Barbara Police Department nor the District
Attorney’s office is investigating parent and student allegations of wrongdoing
at the MAD (Multimedia Arts & Design) Academy — nor has either agency
received a private investigator’s report commissioned by the school district on
the matter, law enforcement officials said.
“I was contacted by the school district’s attorney,”
District Attorney Joyce Dudley told Newsmakers. “They wanted to turn their
investigation over to SBPD. I referred them to SBPD.”
At the police department, Public Information Officer Anthony
Wagner said, “We are aware that the school district has conducted an internal
personnel investigation.