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Trenton school board hires acting superintendent in face of legal challenge
TRENTON >> Sloppy would be one way to describe the public school district’s method of appointing a new acting superintendent.
Despite legal questions surrounding the hiring process, the Trenton school board went ahead Friday morning and awarded a one-year contract to Nelson Ribon to serve as the district’s acting superintendent until Dec. 31, 2017.
Ribon comes over from Fair Haven, where he served as superintendent from July 2013 until June 2016.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity,” Ribon said Friday night. “I’m looking forward to working with my staff and the community and moving Trenton schools forward.”
Read more: http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20170106/trenton-school-board-hires-acting-superintendent-in-face-of-legal-challenge
