Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 9/15/2020 on page A2
Former Rush-Henrietta school board member Douglas Rivers has filed a lawsuit against the district and school board over his recent removal from office, arguing he was punished on trumped up charges after an illegal executive session.
The rest of the school board voted to oust Rivers in August, saying he had improperly divulged confidential information shared in executive session. In announcing the action it declined to share additional details but said only that they made the “difficult and painful decision … following a formal hearing, and after carefully considering the evidence presented both for and against Mr. Rivers.”
Rivers’ lawsuit, filed Friday in state Supreme Court, provides greater detail. The alleged improper disclosure, his lawyer wrote, had to do with a request from the town of Henrietta to use school district facilities for a summer recreation program.