4/28/2021
By ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Editor
CUMBERLAND – Philip Thornton, the town’s former superintendent of schools who left for the same post in Warwick back in 2015, is back, set to return to the role after Supt. Bob Mitchell officially retires in June.
“The Cumberland School Committee is pleased to announce that after a comprehensive search and interview process, we will be welcoming back Dr. Philip Thornton as the next superintendent for the Cumberland School Department,” said the School Committee in a statement this week. “Dr. Thornton will replace Supt. Mitchell who is retiring at the end of the school year. Dr. Thornton is a familiar face to the district as he was the superintendent from 2011 to 2015.”