A Danville man who worked at an elementary school in the town has been charged with possession of child pornography by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, following his arrest earlier in the month.
Andrew Oliver Kallick, 33, is facing charges stemming from the results of an Aug. 9 search warrant that allegedly found him having child pornography on a laptop in his home. He was arrested that day.
"At the time of his arrest, Kallick worked at an elementary school as a campus supervisor," according to an announcement from District Attorney Diana Becton's office on Friday.
Officials with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District confirmed that Kallick had been employed at John Baldwin Elementary School in Danville at the time of his arrest, but he no longer works for the district.
"The news of this former employee's arrest was a jolt to our school community, and unsettling for everyone," SRVUSD spokesperson Ilana Israel Samuels said. "After being informed by law enforcement that they were conducting this investigation and in accordance with district policy, we immediately placed the employee on leave; he subsequently resigned."
According to OpenPayrolls, Kallick had worked as a noon duty monitor at the elementary school since 2013.
"We held communication to protect the fidelity of law enforcement's investigation, and we knew that during this time that he was not on campus and that the investigation did not show a connection to his work here at the school," Samuels said. "At this time, we are focusing our attention on supporting our staff and families as they deal with this difficult news."
In addition to having been employed by SRVUSD, Kallick is an alumnus of the district, having graduated from Monte Vista High School in 2008.
Kallick was released on bail following his Aug. 9 arrest, and is awaiting notice of an arraignment date from the court, according to the DA's office. It was not immediately clear whether Kallick is represented by an attorney yet.
Investigators are asking anyone with information on the case to contact Senior Inspector Darryl Holcombe at 925-957-8757.
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San Ramon Valley High School
on Aug 26, 2022 at 5:35 pm
Registered user
on Aug 26, 2022 at 5:35 pm
This is not an isolated incident. (Removed pending verification. Please add link or send moderator documentation) There needs to be a screening process for these jobs and the fact that SRVUSD still hasn’t created a process after so many incidents of child predators working on campus it brings the question of is child safety actually important to SRVUSD.
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Danville
on Aug 27, 2022 at 8:39 am
Registered user
on Aug 27, 2022 at 8:39 am
Wherever there are children, there will be alleged child predators. I don't know what the screening process is for SRVUSD. Our kids are grown, and they weren't raised in the Tri-Valley. Even with backround checks, unless someone has been arrested, they fly under the radar. It's scary. Parents, teachers, administration, etc. need to be on the lookout and err on the side of caution for the protection of our children.
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San Ramon
on Aug 27, 2022 at 11:14 am
Registered user
on Aug 27, 2022 at 11:14 am
H: do you ever really have an actual idea what you are talking about? Of course SRVUSD has a 'process' to hire staff. The standard interviews, finger print FBI background check, references etc. Plus before one steps on campus there are a slew of videos one much watch (and pass the test for each one).
As noted unless one has been arrested AND convicted there wouldn't be anything in the background check. So, in this alleged case, how would they know? Do tell and don't invent facts, please.
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San Ramon Valley High School
on Aug 27, 2022 at 1:14 pm
Registered user
on Aug 27, 2022 at 1:14 pm
Scott Hale - The police reports are public information. I recommend you look at them yourself rather than trying to justify the lax policies SRVUSD has toward this behavior.
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San Ramon
on Aug 27, 2022 at 2:40 pm
Registered user
on Aug 27, 2022 at 2:40 pm
H: I strongly recommend you figure out hiring practices of SRVUSD before trying to state you know what they are. You simply don't.
In THIS case, please educate us how the district would have known in advance or during?
Don't spiral to other issues; stay on topic.
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San Ramon Valley High School
on Aug 27, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Registered user
on Aug 27, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Scott Hale - if this was an isolated incident I would agree with you. However, given that there was at least one other SRVUSD yard duty worker that was dismissed for inappropriately touching first grade boys, there seems to be a pattern emerging that is outside the scope of coincidence. How many of these cases have been at Mt Diablo, Pleasanton, or Dublin combined? None this year that I’m aware. Suggesting that SRVUSD is just seeing bad luck is not accepting the full picture. Also combine this with the at least one sexual assault that was reported in a HS bathroom and it raises questions of if SRVUSD district staff are intentionally looking the other way for some inappropriate behaviors. Frankly I don’t understand defending this situation while simultaneously refusing to get all facts from the authorities.