Vallas Fiasco Continues – CT taxpayers inappropriately paying Vallas’ legal bill
Connecticut’s superior court has ruled that Paul Vallas lacks the legal credentials to serve as Bridgeport’s superintendent of schools.
Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education violated Connecticut law when he waived Vallas’ certification requirements because Vallas had not completed a school leadership program as required.
The Connecticut court further ruled that because Vallas lacks the appropriate requirements to hold the job he must leave the position immediately.
And without any approval by the Bridgeport City Council or the Bridgeport Board of Education, the taxpayers of Bridgeport (and Connecticut) are paying for Vallas’ legal fees
THE FACTS:
- Stefan Pryor, Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, recruited Paul Vallas to become Bridgeport’s acting superintendent.
- Bridgeport’s illegally-appointed Board of Education hired Vallas and then extended his