Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy said Friday the district broke state law by waiting a year to tell California's teacher credentialing agency that it was firing an instructor under investigation for alleged lewd acts with students. | Watch video here

Deasy issued a statement saying he'd ordered his staff to investigate why the district had failed to notify the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing within 30 days that teacher Mark Berndt had been fired.

"State law requires that school districts report changes in a teacher's employment status as a result of allegations of misconduct within 30 days of the change in employment status," Deasy said in a statement.

"The failure to timely notify the CTC in this case is contrary to standard district practice. I have immediately