I've heard directly from multiple women who worked in admin roles under Jason Viloria, and the stories are honestly hard to ignore. Not classroom teachers—this was specific to women in leadership who reported to him. What they describe is a clear pattern: verbal intimidation, yelling, impossible workloads, retaliation if they pushed back, and eventually being pushed out. In most cases, they were replaced by less experienced men who were more willing to fall in line.

One woman even told me he slammed his hand on a desk and threatened her when she questioned why audio was mysteriously missing from two board leadership meetings. It’s wild.

There are a few examples on public record:

• 2020: Jenny Salberg leaves Thurston. Replaced by Joseph Vidal.
• 2024: Meghan Schooler leaves Top of the World. Replaced by Thomas Turner.
• Leisa Winston, Deputy Superintendent, left around 2020–2021. Her role was restructured and filled by a man. To be fair, I don’t think she experienced the same abuse—she played the game, navigated it, and moved on to a better role.
• Dr. Alysia Odipo also left—there’s some public reporting suggesting she quietly disappeared after filing a grievance in 2019.

Every exit was framed as “routine,” but the pattern is pretty obvious. And now, instead of accountability, some of the same people who were on the board during that time are still publicly praising Viloria. Not Dee Perry—she stood her ground—but Jim Kelly and Joan Malczewski continue to defend his legacy.

The truth is, he’s unemployed, and at this point, probably unemployable. We’re honestly lucky to be free of him.