Middletown Schools Superintendent Granted Leave Of Absence

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown Superintendent of Schools Michael T. Conner was granted a request for a leave of absence during a special Board of Education meeting on Monday night, according to multiple reports.

The request came just days after city officials called for an investigation into complaints from unions representing school employees that claimed workers have dealt with harassment, intimidation and retaliation by central office senior management, according to the Middletown Press.

WTNH News 8 reported that “based on advice from his doctors,” Conner has taken “FMLA and will return upon clearance from his doctors.”

Current Chief Academic Officer Alberto Vazquez Matos has been appointed the district’s Acting Superintendent of Schools during Conner’s absence, according to WTNH.

FOX 61 reported there were multiple rallies outside the meeting, with one group supporting the employees who came forward with the complaint, while another supported Conner and the central office staff.

Read more at WTNH News 8 here and FOX 61 here.

The full story at the Middletown Press can be found here.