Overview
- After a three-hour executive session Thursday night, the Middletown Board of Education unanimously voted to place Alberto Vázquez Matos on administrative leave.
- Central district staff will assume the superintendent’s responsibilities during his leave.
- The board appointed member Chris Cardella to work with counsel on next steps for Matos’ employment.
- Florida records show he was cited July 29 after refusing a breath test in Hillsborough County, and the citation notes the refusal could result in a one-year license suspension.
- He faces DUI and dual-licensing charges in Florida, has pleaded not guilty, and a previously scheduled court hearing was reset.