Mark Hein No Longer Employed at LSSD, Civil Suit Reveals
A former student filed suit asserting the district failed to protect her from Hein's sex crimes and grooming. The district says Hein's actions didn't amount to misconduct, asks for monetary sanctions.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT — J425 has learned that Mark Hein, the Lake Stevens High School teacher arrested and jailed on minor-involved sex crime charges in 2023, is no longer employed by the Lake Stevens School District.
But according to superior court filings in a civil suit brought by a former student, Hein wasn’t fired.
In fact, the former coach was allowed to resign effective December 31, 2024, after spending over two years on fully-paid administrative leave – a leave that started when the Lake Stevens Police Department – at the request of a state agency – launched a criminal investigation into Hein’s behavior.
The six month investigation that followed resulted in multiple charges of minor-involved sex crimes, Hein’s very public arrest and jailing – and clear, documentary evidence revealing that Hein had – at the very least – committed multiple acts of unprofessional conduct .
The charges were dropped a few days after Hein’s arrest, but the police and prosecutor both stated Hein remained under criminal investigation. No further charges ensued.
Hein’s departure from the district was revealed in a lawsuit
