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Patrick Russo lawsuit
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New contract approved
The Hampton School Board voted 6-0 to renew Superintendent Patrick Russo's contract for four more years. Russo signed a four-year contract when he took the school system's top job in 2004. The new four-year contract runs through June 30, 2010. -
Patrick Russo resigns
Superintendent Patrick Russo resigned moments before a Feb. 2 School Board discussion on whether to extend his contract. No vote or straw poll was taken, said board member Henry Godfrey, but the majority of the seven-member board was not in favor of extending his contract during a discussion in late January. During that meeting, the board met privately to review each member's assessment of Russo's work. The assessments were compiled and a midyear evaluation was given to Russo. -
A transitional relationship
The Hampton School Board decides that Patrick Russo will remain on the payroll until June 30 and serve mainly as a consultant to an interim superintendent. He will continue earning about $15,000 a month as he transitions to Henrico, where he will lead the school district beginning July 1. -
Interim superintendent named
Deputy Superintendent Patricia Johnson is promoted to interim superintendent of Hampton Schools for outgoing chief Patrick Russo. -
A new job
Patrick Russo begins his new role as superintendent of Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia. -
New superintendent hired
Linda Shifflette was named the district's first female superintendent after a 6-1 vote by the School Board. She was a deputy superintendent and a 35-year district insider. Shifflette took the reins from interim chief Patricia Johnson on Aug. 5. -
Lawsuit filed by School Board
The Hampton School Board files a lawsuit against former Superintendent Patrick Russo for $102,220 paid into his retirement fund before he resigned in February 2009 to leave for Henrico County. -
Countersuit filed
Patrick Russo files a counter lawsuit against the Hampton School Board for $300,000 in Hampton Circuit Court, claiming the School Board breached a transition agreement made with him in April 2009. -
School system wins suit
The Hampton School Board won a long-fought legal battle against former Superintendent Patrick Russo. In Hampton Circuit Court, Judge Thomas Shadrick granted summary judgment in favor of the school division after listening to arguments on both sides. The judge did not rule on the board's second claim that Russo violated his contract by neglecting to name the board as joint owners of the fund (his 2006 contract stipulated he do so and forfeit payments if he quit before 2010). -
Va. Supreme Court dismissal
The Virginia Supreme Court dismissed in November an appeal by Patrick Russo of the local judge's ruling because the School Board's breach of contract claim against Russo was still pending. -
Countersuit dismissed
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Superintendent Patrick Russo in response to the Hampton School Board suing him for $102,220. A U.S. District Court judge said the issue was a state matter. Russo filed the claim in federal court after a Hampton Circuit Court judge ruled in March that he must forfeit the money, which the School Board paid into his retirement account before he resigned in 2009. -
Wages garnished
Patrick Russo's salary -- $206,599 annually -- begins being garnished to repay Hampton. -
New trial date
A Hampton Circuit Court judge will hear Patrick Russo’s re-filed countersuit that alleges the board breached its contract with him in 2009. He’s requesting a jury trial.
