Overview
- A district spokesperson confirmed Dr. Christopher Todd Cummings requested a hearing after the board moved to terminate him on Dec. 2.
- The Governing Board unanimously adopted a statement listing 14 charges and set dismissal in motion unless he appealed within 10 days.
- Allegations include failing to disclose a buyout or leave on his application after South Bend agreed to pay him $225,000 to retire.
- PVUSD materials say he delayed providing his South Bend separation agreement and that a third-party investigator found unprofessional conduct.
- Cummings has been on administrative leave since September as the largely confidential process continues, with a hearing not yet scheduled.