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Board approves extension of law‑firm contract after heated discussion over payment of trustee’s legal fees
Summary
Trustees voted 3–2 to extend a legal-services contract with Garcia Hernandez Sonni LLP for FY 2025–26 after a contentious discussion in which several trustees said the firm’s recent actions put the district at risk and the board agreed not to pay any individual trustee’s personal legal expenses.
The New Haven Unified School District board voted on Aug. 12 to extend a legal-services agreement with Garcia Hernandez Sonni LLP for the 2025–26 fiscal year after a contested discussion about the firm’s recent activities and whether the district should cover a trustee’s personal legal costs.
Trustee Freeberg and other trustees criticized recent actions they said had exposed the board and the district to risk. "The private and personal legal expenses of an individual board member will not be covered by the school district," Vice President Rafé…
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