Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut has terminated its superintendent, citing a contract violation after learning of his arrest for driving under the influence.
“Vázquez Matos failed to maintain certification in violation of his contract and statutory requirements for employment as this city’s superintendent,” district school board member Christopher Cardella told the local NBC affiliate. “Therefore, by the terms of his contract, his employment has been terminated by his own actions.”
Cardella also said he could not comment when asked “how the certification lapse went unnoticed” as the lapse occurred Sept. 16, according to the news article.
Matos was in Brandon, Florida, over the summer and received two charges in July – one DUI, and the other for holding two state licenses (Connecticut and Florida) at the same time, according to the article.
“As a parent of two students in the district, it was very unsettling,” Cardella said, “so I can imagine there are parents out there that also feel very similarly.”
The city’s mayor, Gene Nocera, agreed with Cardella.
