Report: Robotics coach resigns
October 19, 2018
The Palo Alto Weekly is reporting that Kathleen Krier, Palo Alto High School robotics coach, has resigned. Krier was placed on administrative leave Friday after students raised concerns and submitted complaints about her professionalism and response to laboratory safety culture. District Supt. Don Austin accepted Krier’s resignation letter yesterday, according to the Weekly.
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![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-300x225.png)
