Contract Buyout of New Orleans Chief Spurs Lawsuit
A school board decision to buy out New Orleans Superintendent Morris Holmes' contract has become the latest in a series of controversies marring the tail end of his five-year tenure.
The 58-year-old administrator has said he will resign at the end of this school year from the top job in a district grappling with unyielding academic shortcomings, alleged test tampering, and missing candy money and equipment.
The latest outcry involves a lawsuit by the local district attorney charging that the school board violated Louisiana's open-meetings law late last year when it approved a $210,000 settlement with Mr. Holmes. The civil case is scheduled...
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