Fired Bellport principal files lawsuit
Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Former South Country Central School principal Kevin O'Connell announced Tuesday afternoon that he will be suing superintendent Joe Cipp. O'Connell alleges that he was fired after he refused to boost a student athlete's grades. (Dec. 13, 2011)
Ex-principal says school changed football star's grades
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The former principal of Bellport High School has filed a lawsuit claiming he was illegally fired for not taking steps to inflate a standout football player's grades.
Kevin O'Connell of Patchogue, whose last day as an employee of the South Country Central School District was June 30, 2011, last month filed the suit claiming he was wrongfully terminated because he would not either fix Ryan Sloan's...
