PARADISE VALLEY, AZ (AZFamily) — The Paradise Valley Unified School Board could decide whether to fire its superintendent, Dr. Todd Cummings, after just a few months on the job. The district is set to meet on Tuesday night to discuss 14 “charges” of misconduct against Cummings, who was placed on administrative leave.
The board voted unanimously in September to place Cummings on leave for an investigation. The charges include claims he violated the law and district policy, engaged in “insubordination,” had an “improper attitude,” and was “disrespectful” to district employees.
Accusations from Indiana district
Arizona’s Family Investigates previously reported that Cummings faced a series of allegations at his previous school district in Indiana just two months before he was hired in Arizona.
Cummings faced criticism for a decision to keep schools open during an ice storm, where a child was hurt in a fall, and buses slid off roadways, according to reporting from our sister station WNDU-TV…