Former Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan has dropped her lawsuit against the Board of Education after trustees fired her last year. The lawsuit, dropped Thursday, claimed trustees had no authority to fire her because she was a constitutional officer and therefore could only be removed by the voters, Steven Ellenberg, Dewan’s attorney, said. The lawsuit did not seek any monetary damages, and a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge had previously denied Dewan’s request to be reinstated. “I think she can see what is happening at the Office of Education and wants to end that distraction,”…
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