St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett speaks at a staff pep rally hosted by the district to kickoff the school year at Enterprise Center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
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Matt Davis, vice president of the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education, arrives early in Des Peres for a special meeting near the district’s law offices where Superintendent Keisha Scarlett was to appeal her firing on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
ST. LOUIS — Keisha Scarlett, who was fired as superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools for her hiring and spending practices, is suing the district for wrongful termination.
St. Louis public schools board president Antionette “Toni†Cousins reads a statement on the decision to fire superintendent Keisha Scarlett on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Video provided by the district; edited by Beth O'Malley
"I understand personal hardship does not justify illegal actions,"Â Cymone McClellan told Judge Rodney Sippel.
St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett speaks at a staff pep rally hosted by the district to kickoff the school year at Enterprise Center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
Matt Davis, vice president of the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education, arrives early in Des Peres for a special meeting near the district’s law offices where Superintendent Keisha Scarlett was to appeal her firing on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.