Why is this sentence even relevant to the story?
Sorry, I just thought that was an odd detail to add.
Could be that this "journalist" was simply filling in the blanks on some form that comes up on his work computer. You know, you click on the "Schools | Local | Scandal | Teacher Sex With Student(s)" tab. There's a field on the form for something like "what actions is the institution taking to address the incident(s)?"
So the brain-dead "journalist" asks the school "spokesperson" some question like "is the school taking any actions in the wake of this incident?" and the equally brain-dead "spokesperson" answers "yes, we are moving aggressively to assign Mr. Izumizaki's students to other classes." After a little re-wording to show that his "journalism skills" are up to snuff, that's what the "journalist" enters on the form, and then it's off to the presses, another rewarding day spent giving the public what it needs to know.