Norwich superintendent resigns after 15 months of paid leave amid controversy [Video]

After more than 15 months of waiting to see if the separation would become official, the school community can turn the page on what some called a negative chapter.

NORWICH, Connecticut — Kristen Stringfellow resigned as Superintendent of Norwich Public Schools more than a year after she was put on administrative leave over allegations of retaliatory practices and creating a culture of fear.

She resigned as of Jan. 1. The Norwich Board of Education voted last week to accept her resignation and execute a settlement agreement.

According to Mark Kulos, Norwich School Board Chair, Stringfellow “has agreed to forgo the third-year compensation of her contract and has agreed to be compensated in salary and benefits owed to her contractually for the remainder of the current school year.”

“I think the general sentiment is it’s about time. I think this lingered a lot longer than I think our teachers were really hoping for. I think they were thinking this was going …

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