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Thursday, July 25, 2013

UPDATE: Still no word that Justice Andrew McDonald has recused himself from the Vallas Case… - Wait, What?

Still no word that Justice Andrew McDonald has recused himself from the Vallas Case… - Wait, What?:

Is Special Master Adamowski next for the Court Room?
Categories: Alliance Districts Malloy State Representative Susan Johnson State Senator Don Williams Stefan Pryor Steven Adamowski WindhamTags: MalloyStefan PryorSteven AdamowskiWindhamWhen Senator Don Williams and State Representative Susan Johnson developed legislation that allowed the Malloy administration to foist “Special Master” Steven Adamowski on the unsuspecting students, parents, teacher


Still no word that Justice Andrew McDonald has recused himself from the Vallas Case…




 Andrew McDonald was Governor Malloy’s Chief Counsel for two years.  As we know, he played a pivotal role in the Malloy Administration’s failed attempt to take over the Bridgeport School System.
And when the Supreme Court ruled that the Malloy Administration had violated the law and ordered that Bridgeport’s schools be returned to a democratically elected board of education, Andrew McDonald announced that requiring the state to follow the law would“Seriously disrupt the educational opportunities of Bridgeport’s schoolchildren…”and would create a situation that was “unworkable and would maximize disruption.”
Of course, no such disruption took place.
Now, eighteen months later, the Supreme Court is being asked to allow Paul Vallas to stay on as head of Bridgeport’s schools despite the fact that he lacks the legal credentials to serve as a superintendent in Connecticut.
And the Paul Vallas cheerleaders…are using exactly the same words that McDonald