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Veritas Academy Principal Removed

By KIM KILBRIDE Tribune Staff Writer

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Veritas Academy, a charter school in South Bend, recently fired its principal. (Tribune Photo/SANTIAGO FLORES)

Story Created: Jul 18, 2010 at 4:58 AM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 18, 2010 at 4:58 AM EDT

SOUTH BEND — Veritas Academy's board of directors fired the school's leader this summer, and an official from Ball State University — the public charter school's sponsor — says he's concerned about the personal connections between two board and staff members.

One board member's wife is currently serving as interim director of education and another's is a teacher at the school.

When asked whether he is uneasy about staff/board member ties at Veritas, Bob Marra, interim director of the Office of Charter Schools at Ball State, said, "Absolutely. I want to look into this more."

Of the issue of potential nepotism in general, Marra said, "It has to pass the public smell test."

Barrett Berry, president of Veritas' board, said Angela Piazza, the school's director of education for more than four years, was put on administrative

Sunday, July 18, 2010