Schools
Boulder Valley School District Superintendent Fired
Bruce Messenger had been on paid leave since March 28.
The Boulder Valley School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to fire superintendent Bruce Messenger. The board had placed him on administrative leave on March 28 because of an internal probe, the detail of which have not been disclosed.
The board made the announcement at a packed meeting. Many parents are upset that the board is not being more transparent.
Messenger, who took over as superintendent in 2011 after 14 years running a school district in Helena, Montana, was the state's superintendent of the year last year.
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Joe Sleeper, who has been the acting superintendent since Messenger was put on leave, will remain in that job until a replacement is found.
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The board says that the search process could take nine months.
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