By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Two weeks after ex-Jefferson County Chief of Schools David Weiss was terminated, he is believed to have committed suicide, Fox 31 News is reporting.
He was found dead following allegations he had been in possession of child sexual assault material. Weiss was terminated Dec. 19 during an investigation.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Weiss, Fox 31 News reported.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Washington, Md., Sheriff’s Office on New Year’s Day that a death investigation into Weiss was taking place, Fox 31 reported. He was visiting family there.
Weiss spent 10 years with Jefferson County. Previously, he was an elementary principal for five years and an assistant high school principal in Douglas County. He also had an eight-year teaching career.