Peoria Police Search District Headquarters in Teacher Investigation
Peoria police completed a court-authorized search of the Peoria Unified School District’s Administration Center on July 10 as part of an ongoing investigation involving two former Centennial High School teachers.
The search expanded the case beyond the former teachers and into district records, creating operational pressure for the school system as it prepared to open for the school year.
What police searched for
A July 6 search warrant sought records connected to the investigation, according to reporting from Arizona’s Family. The warrant authorized police to search the district headquarters, and the search had been completed by July 10.
The investigation involves Angela Burlaka and Haley Beck, two former Centennial High teachers. Reporting identified both teachers in connection with allegations of sexual conduct involving the same teenage boy.
The teachers were fired after those allegations. The available reporting does not establish that either teacher was convicted or that either had been charged as of Aug. 7. The allegations should not be treated as adjudicated facts.
District records became part of the case
Peoria Unified said the warrant sought records beyond the district’s original request. The district also said it had been prepared to provide records directly to investigators.
A later timeline published by Arizona’s Family reported that the district’s position included concerns about limits on releasing some records. Those limits involved public-records law, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Title IX rules and executive-session protections.
That distinction matters because the police action was not simply a search for information about two former employees. It also involved records held by the school district and questions about what could be released, to whom and through what process.
Impact on school-opening preparations
The district said the search affected preparations for the start of the school year. The available sources do not provide a detailed list of delayed tasks or services, but they identify the search as an operational issue for the district during a period when staff were preparing schools to reopen.
The investigation is a local school and public-safety matter because it involves a Peoria high school, the district’s administrative offices and police access to district records. It also puts the district’s handling of sensitive personnel and student-related information under scrutiny while the criminal investigation continues.
What happens next
The latest available reporting described the investigation as ongoing. The approved reports do not provide the full inventory of records listed in the warrant, a complete investigative timeline or confirmation that criminal charges had been filed as of Aug. 7.
For families and district employees, the next confirmed development is therefore tied to the continuing investigation rather than a completed criminal case. Police have finished the headquarters search, but the available reporting does not state whether investigators will seek additional records, refer charges or take other action.
The case remains separate from any broader conclusion about Peoria Unified or its current staff. The approved reporting concerns two former teachers, the allegations involving one teenage boy and the district records sought through the July 6 warrant.
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