City Councilor Amanda Chavez has filed a new lawsuit accusing Santa Fe Public Schools of conducting an inadequate investigation earlier this year into her allegations of sexual harassment by a former superintendent.

The district also perpetuated an environment rife with harassment and offered her a settlement deal that came with a gag order after substantiating her claims, the complaint alleges.

Chavez, a former assistant principal at Santa Fe High School, also names then-Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez as a defendant, alleging he not only harassed her but also retaliated against her, blocking her career advancement, when she rebuffed his sexual advances.

The civil complaint, filed Monday in state District Court, comes months after Amanda Chavez’s resignation from her position in

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