APS “Ethics scandal”

So far as I know, I am the only person using the phrase, ethics scandal; is it fair, is it responsible, is it ethical? You tell me.

Clearly the word ethics is used correctly. The issue is the ethical accountability of the Leadership of the APS.

Is there scandalous misconduct? According to my online dictionary a scandal is;

A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal.

Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.

A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society.

Students in the Albuquerque Public Schools are accountable to an ethical code of conduct.

The Leadership of the APS excepted themselves from accountability to that standard by removing language from their own code of conduct which read; “…in no case shall the standard of conduct for the adult be lower than the standard for students…”

They cannot claim honest accountability to a code of conduct that uses the word ethical.

Their record is one of dodging accountability even to the law.

They have taken these steps in order to dodge accountability to currently unresolved allegations of ethical and criminal misconduct.

They and the news media have deliberately hidden this misconduct from voters now, through three elections.

If this is not scandalous misconduct; what is?

If this is not an “APS Ethics Scandal”, what is?