The report was compiled by Steve Hummel, owner of the Fremont-based Paradox Technology, which conducts “expert investigation and forensic services for attorneys,” according to the
company’s website. Hummel interviewed students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators and Salcido himself for the investigation. He also compiled records from Salcido’s personnel file and recovered documents from Salcido’s work computer.
According to the report, Salcido:
- Had nude images of women on his work computer, which had been deleted;
- Had an image of a young boy pulling on a sumo wrestler’s “thong like garment,” which had been deleted;
- Told students it should not be illegal to download “kiddy porn”;
- Told students they had the right to kill themselves;
- Told students he would kill everyone in the classroom if it were required to protect his family;
- Used racial slurs when talking to students;
- Regularly insulted students, including cursing at them;
- Used corporal punishment in the classroom by making students do push-ups or squats;
- Refused to follow the district’s discipline policies;
- Left campus during the school day, against his contractual requirements;
- Completed City Council business on his school district computer;
- Lied repeatedly during his interview with Hummel.
