Superintendent placed on paid leave amid investigation May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — West Valley School District Superintendent Michael Brophy has been placed on paid administrative leave pending “an investigation into allegations of policy violations.” The decision was effective as of Friday and was announced Wednesday in an email from school board President Mark Strong, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported. Strong said the ongoing investigation into “a confidential personnel matter” prevented the district from providing additional comment, and directed questions to the district’s lawyer. Brophy’s blog which provides district updates has been taken down and his emails are going to Assistant Superintendent Peter Finch. Finch is the acting superintendent during the investigation, Strong said.