Editor's Note: Since this article was published, an investigation and subsequent report fully cleared Todd Ryckman of all accusations in the article below.
While the school year has come to an end, the slew of controversies facing Santa Barbara Unified School District continues. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Assistant Superintendent and Chief Education Technology Officer Todd Ryckman was accused of workplace harassment. A candidate for the school board in 2020, Justin Tuttle, who works as a public defender in Ventura County, spoke on behalf of his wife, Selinda Tuttle, who is accusing Ryckman of alleged misconduct, sexual harassment, abuse, demeaning conduct, bullying, unprofessionalism, and retaliation.
Selinda Tuttle works as the school district’s mobile device
administrator and reports directly to Ryckman. A second individual, former
Educational Technology Services (ETS) department employee Karol King, also
spoke during public comment, claiming she, too, was
subject to harassment and belittling from Ryckman.