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10/2/2025 1:30:48 PM
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2023-398
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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Consent Opinion
Docket Number
2023-398
Parties Involved
Michael Diaz
Gabriel Diaz
Agency at Issue
Tangipahoa Parish School System
Decision Date
7/3/2025
Law
La. R.S. 42:1119A
La. R.S. 42:1112B(1)
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A consent opinion that Michael Diaz and his son, Gabriel Diaz, violated La. R.S. 42:1119A by virtue of the employment of Gabriel Diaz as a Computer Technician-1 with the Technology Department of the Tangipahoa Parish School System, while Michael Diaz was the Director of Technology for the Technology Department of the Tangipahoa Parish School System, and that Michel Diaz violated La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) by participating in the approval process of his son’s timesheets for payroll purposes.
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Ethics Board Docket Nos. 2023-398 <br /> Page 3 of 12 <br /> 3. <br /> The position of Network Administrator is supervised by the Director of Technology. The <br /> position of Network Administrator has daily supervision over all computer and network technician <br /> positions. <br /> 4. <br /> On May 30, 2017, the Tangipahoa Parish School System hired Gabriel Diaz as a part-time <br /> summer employee in the Technology Department as a Computer Technician-l. Thereafter, Gabriel <br /> Diaz only worked during the summer in calendar years 2018 and 2019. In August 2020,Gabriel Diaz <br /> worked daily during his senior year of high school and continued to work daily when he started <br /> college in the Fall of 2021. Gabriel Diaz is currently employed with the Technology Department. <br /> 5. <br /> Michael Diaz approved Gabriel Diaz's timesheets for payroll purposes after preauthorization <br /> was done by the Network Administrator. <br /> 6. <br /> According to W-2 tax forms issued to Gabriel Diaz,he earned$8,708.15 in 2020,$12,673.53 <br /> in 2021, $6,706.32 in 2022, and $14,263.07 in 2023 (totaling $42,351.07) from his employment in <br /> the Technology Department of the Tangipahoa Parish School System. <br /> 7. <br /> Gabriel Diaz has resigned from his employment with the Tangipahoa Parish School System. <br />
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