The Connecticut Department of Education is opening an investigation into the Killingly Board of Education after a group of parents and residents last week filed a complaint alleging the school board is failing to meet social and emotional health standards set out by the state.
Janice Joly, chair of the Killingly Board of Education, resigned on Friday, the district’s superintendent confirmed. Joly and the voting majority of the Killingly school board have been criticized within the community in recent weeks for voting to reject a proposal to create a school-based mental health center.