Overview
- Following an emergency meeting and hours of executive session, the board voted unanimously to put Alberto Vázquez Matos on administrative leave and reassigned all superintendent duties to central district staff.
- The board appointed member Chris Cardella to work with counsel on employment options, with any recommendation returning to the full board for action.
- Records show Vázquez Matos was arrested in Brandon, Florida, on July 29 after refusing a breathalyzer, and he was accused of holding both Connecticut and Florida driver’s licenses, surrendering the Florida license at the time.
- Hillsborough County court records indicate he pleaded not guilty and requested a new court date.
- Middletown Public Schools declined comment, citing a personnel matter, and records show Vázquez Matos joined the district in 2021 and was named permanent superintendent in 2022.