What Happens When Superintendents Sue Their School Boards? Usually Splitsville

When a rocky relationship between a superintendent and school board winds up in court, it can lead to the awkwardness of divorce—like when a splitting couple continues living together with their kids in the middle of the conflict.

As the relationship breaks down, it's relatively common for superintendents to hit the escape hatches in their contracts, through resignation or retirement, or for school board trustees to get voted in or out as tensions air.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/02/the_likely_outcome_when_a_supe.html