Former Superintendent Keisha Scarlett filed suit against St. Louis Public Schools on Monday, claiming the district violated her contract during the process of firing her in 2024.
Scarlett argues the district terminated her contract “to deflect its own shortcomings on her” and for reporting “illegal activity within the district.” She is seeking damages, lost wages and benefits. Her three-year contract began with SLPS in July 2023 at an annual salary of $268,000.
Scarlett was placed on leave in July 2024, then fired for cause in October of that year after the school board found she had violated the district’s hiring practices. The board said she awarded high-salaried contracts to cabinet-level administrators without board members’ approval…