Investigation: CHS cafeteria manager sexually harassed female employees

A Gilroy Unified School District investigation that began in early April revealed the male cafeteria manager at Christopher High School is guilty of sexually harassing his female employees, according to an official report released by GUSD to the Dispatch.
After interviewing 17 employees and former employees of the CHS cafeteria, GUSD’s investigation determined that manager Ruben Diaz has made “inappropriate” comments to his female coworkers and has violated the district’s policy on sexual harassment. 
The district launched an investigation a couple months ago after receiving an anonymous letter detailing the alleged sexual comments Diaz has made toward the women who work for him. Investigator Nitasha Sawhney of the Association of Workplace Investigators and Kim Filice, GUSD’s director of Human Resources, found sufficient evidence for two of the four allegations in that anonymous letter, as well as a list of new allegations not mentioned in the letter.
When a female coworker asked Diaz what she should get her husband for his birthday, GUSD affirmed that Diaz responded by saying she should get her husband a pair of dirty panties – “the kind he can sniff,” according to several reports. 
The investigation also determined that Diaz told a female employee that the sound of pumping an empty mayonnaise container sounds like a “squeaky bed.”
Interviews also drummed up evidence for six more “inappropriate” sexual comments coming from Diaz, in addition to the ones in the original complaint. Details of these incidents were blacked out in the harassment report provided to this newspaper. 
The other two allegations in the anonymous letter were determined by investigators to be unfounded.
Diaz was interviewed twice during the investigation and denied ever making any of the alleged comments. 
The report also mentioned that Filice has investigated “other allegations of misconduct stemming from conduct in the kitchen” prior to these recent complaints. 
“The investigators recommend continued training to all cafeteria staff regarding appropriate workplace behavior and sexual harassment and further recommend that the district make appropriate reassignments in addition to disciplinary actions,” the report summary reads. 
The Dispatch attempted to reach out to Superintendent Debbie Flores for further questions as to how GUSD handled Diaz’ disciplinary action and “reassignment,” but she is on vacation until July 8. 
At first, Flores would not release any information about the investigation, citing it as a confidential personnel matter. GUSD recently released a summary of the investigation’s findings, however.
Pat Carrejo, Diaz’ supervisor – who allegedly covered for him on multiple occasions when employees complained about his behavior in the past – “unexpectedly” quit last month, according to an anonymous employee of the cafeteria.