August 30, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
A former Yuba City High School teacher, accused in 2018 by a half-dozen current and former students of assault or bullying, quit his job after the school board recommended he be fired. He’s back in the classroom just across the county line.
July 23, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Whiteaker was with the school as a teacher and/or coach for 20 years. In January, a student claimed he grabbed her by buttocks.
April 16, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
The high school teacher was reprimanded for inappropriate behavior with a student and a district employee before a student filed a complaint against him this year.
April 16, 2018
Jim Whiteaker continued to teach and coach at Yuba City High School after decades of complaints.
April 11, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
A newly-released school district report from 1998 shows Jim Whiteaker was investigated and found to have committed “unwanted” and “very offensive” behavior with a student and then with a district employee.
March 28, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
A 14-year-old Yuba City High School student and her mother have filed a lawsuit against teacher Jim Whiteaker, the school district and two superintendents. His attorney says his client has never been disciplined for any complaint lodged against him.
February 25, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
A former student at Yuba City High School has filed a lawsuit against PE teacher Jim Whitaker and the Yuba City Unified School District. The suit alleges Whitaker improperly videotaped the buttocks of the girl during PE class.
February 23, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
According to the Sutter County clerk’s office, a group has inquired about launching a recall effort against county supervisor and teacher Jim Whiteaker. He’s on leave from his job at the school pending a sexual assault and bullying investigation.
February 14, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Yuba City High PE Teacher Jim Whiteaker is the subject of new administrative charges as parents also provide new details as to how previous complaints were handled.
February 12, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Last month, a 14-year-old girl accused Yuba City High School PE teacher Jim Whiteaker of grabbing her buttocks. Whiteaker, who is also a Sutter County supervisor, denies the complaint. But some former students say it’s not an isolated incident.
