Board of Education Chairperson Gladys Cooper and Vice Chair Kathy Molinaro
“Janelli has a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory..." -Mayor Boughton on Republican Board of Education member Richard Janelli: Danbury Patch, August 25 2011
It seems like Mayor Boughton's comment came true on Wednesday night as with the help of Janelli, with a 6-5 vote, the Republican controlled Board of Education elected Democrats Gladys Cooper and Kathy Molinaro as Chair and Vice Chair.
From Wednesday night, here's a small video clip of the voting (I'll post the longer version of the meeting later).
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
