New allegations surface about sexual misconduct by a former Mercer Island High teacher

Rob Wood

John O'Brien

October 24, 2025 / 8:34 pm

The Mercer Island School District is responding to another allegation that it mishandled a sexual misconduct case involving a teacher. It's the second report the district has had to address in the past six months. Investigate West reporter Moe K. Clark wrote both stories. She told KUOW’s Rob Wood about her reporting.

This interview has been edited for clarity.

Rob Wood: Take us through this most recent allegation, starting with the concerns about what was going on between this teacher and a student.

Moe K. Clark : This was back in 2011. There were rumors going around during the spring semester of that year that now former English teacher Curtis

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