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With mounting lawsuits and combating allegations of classroom abuse, Central Bucks School District finds itself trapped in a Sisyphean struggle — each time one crisis seems to settle, another comes crashing down, forcing the district to push the boulder of public trust back up the hill.
Case in point: The terminated district Director of Pupil Services and reported whistleblower who is now suing the district in federal court over a violation of her civil rights.
According to a report, Alyssa Wright claims her dismissal was in retaliation for speaking up about the alleged abuse of autistic children in a Jamison Elementary School support classroom.
Wright, who filed the federal lawsuit seeking a jury trial Sept. 18 against district officials and the entire school board – except board member Jim Pepper, whose son was the victim of the alleged abuse, said her constitutional rights were violated when she was put on unpaid leave in June 2025 and then fired two months later, according to the Bucks County Herald.
According to the suit, Wright filed a 13-page complaint with administrators outlining the reported abuse between a teacher, aide and a student. The lawsuit questions why Wright was punished for questioning why neither educator was placed on leave.
Wright, who claimed she was ostracized and antagonized by her peers and the board, is seeking reinstatement of her job, back pay, and punitive damages.
Recently appointed Solicitor Peter Amuso told the Herald that Wright’s termination came after “a full review by a hearing officer of a written record and written arguments submitted both by her counsel and counsel for the district.”
Amuso told the Herald that Wright was negligent in her duties as director of pupil services and violated school law.
