Fired Beverly Hills Superintendent Claims Anti-Gay Bias
In a lawsuit believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, the former superintendent of the Beverly Hills, Calif., schools claims that the district accused him of financial wrongdoing to justify firing him and to cover up the real reason for his dismissal: He is gay.
The school board voted 3-2 in August to fire Robert W. Pellicone, accusing him of making improper charges on his district credit card. The move came one year after Mr. Pellicone had moved from Eastchester, N.Y., where he also had been the superintendent, to take the top job in the 5,300-student California district.
Mr. Pellicone contends in his lawsuit, filed Feb. 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court, that the district violated a state law forbidding employment discrimination...
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