Derby School Board Accepts Three Administrators' Resignations

The Derby Board of Education accepted three administrators' resignations after an executive session at a special meeting on Monday night.

Derby Middle School Principal Sean Morissey and Dean of Students Matthew Spar both resigned after being placed on administrative leave following a bomb threat Nov. 17 scrawled on a girls bathroom wall. Parents had voiced concerns about how the situation was handled and Arnold Frank stepped in as interim principal early December.

Then Derby High School Principal Greg Gaillard resigned abruptly last Tuesday, effective the following day, for personal reasons.

School officials have not released information on the causes of the administrators' departures, just citing personal reasons. It's unknown whether the three resignations are related.

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