Former St. Louis Public Schools superintendent Millicent Borishade filed a lawsuit Friday alleging she was wrongfully fired, the victim of a smear campaign and retaliated against for whistleblowing.
Borishade led the school district on an interim and then permanent basis from July 2024 to October 2025. At the time of her firing, the district said in a statement, “a change in leadership is necessary to move the district forward and strengthen confidence in its future direction.”
The lawsuit lists SLPS, the union that represents its teachers, and multiple individuals as defendants…