
The former principal of a middle school in Cloverdale is now on unpaid leave. Mark Lucchetti was the principal of Washington Middle School until he was placed on paid leave earlier this year, then was demoted to a teaching position. He tells the Press Democrat he’s now on unpaid leave, and may be fired next. Lucchetti is accused of failing to properly investigate and report accusations from female students, who reported the behavior of a male physical education teacher. Lucchetti says the allegations he himself is facing are baseless. The Cloverdale Unified School District placed Lucchetti on indefinite paid leave back in February.