Waveline Bennett-Conroy, the Mount Vernon schools superintendent who was reassigned in February 2023 and is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, has filed a lawsuit against the Mount Vernon school district. Bennett-Conroy is seeking to halt arbitration proceedings initiated by the district that could lead to her dismissal. Her lawsuit argues that because she is a target of the DOJ’s criminal investigation, testifying at the arbitration could lead to self-incrimination, thereby infringing on her Fifth Amendment rights. She contends that this situation forces her to choose between her right against self-incrimination and her right to due process in the arbitration process.
