Springfield, VERMONT

Jan 13, 2007 - Judson Bolles was principal of Springfield High School. However, the school board voted to let his contract expire. They didn't give a reason for their decision.

Unfortunately, Bolles may not have mentioned in interviews for the Springfield job that he had been arrested in Connecticut and placed on administrative leave twice while working at Brookfield High School. After Brookfield, Bolles worked at a high school in Germantown, N.Y. The schools there bought out his contract after details surfaced about the previous events

The Springfield board supported Bolles even after learning of the arrest. They said at the time Bolles had favorable references. No one says what the details are and he was never charged.

Update Mar 1 - Bolles resigned abruptly. His last official day was Wednesday, but Superintendent Rose Rooth would not say when he left. They're pretty confident, however, that he'll be paid, most likely the remainder of his annual salary of $82,200. (Although neither the Superintendent or Board member Jim Ball would comment on the compensation.)

TT- which probably means someone should ask exactly how much money Bolles received while he wasn't on the job. And, how much he was paid just to go away? That's not a personnel issue deserving of privacy. It's fiscal responsibility and accounting owed to the public. What a concept, right?

Thanks to a poster for update info.