I agree with your frustration, but here in the state of Washington, we have teachers busted for having child porn on their computers still employed by the school district. They're not working with students, but the teacher's union does fight terminations tooth and nail, so if a district has to take a minute to get all it's ducks in a row before termination, I get that. It's not a termination you want to lose in arbitration because you rushed.
Duly noted. Even bigots deserve due process. Doesn't help the smell though.