By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

Investigations Editor
HAMDEN — A federal lawsuit filed against the town by the mother of David Mills, who died after police subdued him with a Taser stun gun in 2007, was settled this month for $125,000.
Mills’ mother, town resident Judith Ireland, sued the town and Sgt. William Sikorsky in 2007, claiming police used “unreasonable force” on Mills. The suit further claimed the town inadequately trained Sikorsky, who has since retired, in the use of the device.

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Check out the contracts of area school superintendents released under a Freedom of Information request on our CT Open Records blog .
Ansonia, Branford, Cheshire, Hamden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Seymour and Wallingford are among those available.

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

Investigations Editor
An ethics expert calls the suspensions of Hillhouse High School Principal Kermit Carolina and other New Haven school staffers allegedly involved in grade and credit tampering “almost a vacation,” noting how some other educators embroiled in cheating cases around the country have lost their jobs.
In an Illinois case, a teacher not only lost her job, but faced a criminal charge in a grade tampering incident.

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