The sudden firing of a Florida school superintendent has generated debate on whether the move violated state law.
In a surprise move, Broward County Schools superintendent Vickie Cartwright was fired during the district’s scheduled Nov. 14 school board meeting. The firing was immediately challenged by school board vice chair Lori Alhadeff as a possible violation of Florida’s Sunshine Law.
Cartwright’s competency had been called into question at a marathon 11-hour meeting on Oct. 25. At that time, the board voted unanimously to verbally reprimand Cartwright and give her 90 days to demonstrate that she would implement real changes going forward.
However, anger arose again the first week of November after audits revealed the district had been overcharged, repeatedly, by two long-term vendors who allegedly received favoritism in bidding contracts….