The 34-page report from the district’s Office of Inspector General said the woman, who was 17 at the time, recalled two incidents that made her uncomfortable while she took part in a summer jobs program at The Resurrection Project, a Pilsen-based nonprofit. She told investigators that Dominguez asked about her dating preferences and, on another occasion, picked her up, held her against his body and swung her from side to side.

The report said those incidents were narrower than allegations in an internal nonprofit report and, without eyewitnesses or other corroborating evidence, were not enough to establish misconduct. The woman told investigators that after she complained to nonprofit staff, Dominguez did not make her uncomfortable again.

The investigation began in 2021 after CPS was notified that The Resurrection Project had looked into Dominguez in 2018 over conduct described as raising grooming concerns. The office closed its initial investigation in 2026, citing a heavy caseload and limited resources. It reopened the case last month after the woman, now 26, contacted investigators and said she had not known about the probe and wanted to speak with them.

Investigators said it was unclear whether the described conduct, if it occurred, was sexually motivated. They wrote that it could have been an ill-advised attempt at matchmaking or an effort to relate to her as a mentor. The report also said the conduct would violate CPS’ current standards for staff-student boundaries, which were not in place in 2017. Dominguez was on a break from CPS employment at the time.

The report noted that investigators tried 12 times in 2022 to reach the woman and her parents, including through voicemails and social media messages. It also reviewed text exchanges that appeared inconsistent with some of her recollections about who sought meetings. The woman had said Dominguez contacted her in 2020 and 2022 to arrange meetings; messages showed that she initiated contact in 2022 and suggested they meet alone. No meeting occurred. The report said the discrepancies could reflect the time that had passed.

Dominguez, a former CPS teacher and former deputy political director for the Chicago Teachers Union, has denied the allegations. His lawyer, Rima Kapitan, said the report fully cleared him. Dominguez said Wednesday he wanted to refocus his campaign on education issues.

The woman, in a statement issued through her lawyer, called the investigation deeply flawed and said the report’s failure to verify her account did not exonerate Dominguez. Her lawyer has asked for an independent review of the investigation. Sixteen City Council members also called Thursday for an independent inquiry, describing the process as tainted.

Inspector General Philip Wagenknecht said Friday that his office is apolitical and that the investigation was neither rushed nor prematurely concluded. He said no outside party influenced its handling. The mayor’s office said it did not contact investigators or try to exert influence.

The findings have become an issue in the closely watched race for school board president, with voters set to head to the polls in the coming weeks. The inspector general’s report said the election was not a factor in reopening the investigation and that investigators found no basis to conclude the woman had a political motive when she first raised concerns in 2017.