Bombshell letters accuse Marysville school leaders of 'cronyism,' 'no plan'

MARYSVILLE — In a bombshell letter Monday, the Marysville School District’s finance director Lisa Gonzales called for the school board to place the superintendent on leave, writing the district is guilty of “violations of the law, inaccurate state reports, and cronyism.”

Local media obtained the letter first shared at a packed school board meeting Monday evening, the first public comment session since the district announced the potential closure of Cascade Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School and Totem Middle School for the 2025-26 school year. The closures, recommended by Superintendent Zachary Robbins amid deep financial turmoil, still need final approval from the school board.

In the letter, the soon-to-be-former finance director pushed the board to arrange an outside investigation of the district. Gonzales, who joined the district last July, wrote that the board should also place Alvin Cooper, the head of Human Resources, on leave.

In an email, board President Wade Rinehardt wrote the board “is opening an investigation into the allegations contained in the letter from Dr. Gonzalez. As such, there will be no comment until substantive information is available from the investigation.”

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