Capistrano Unified School District parents are frustrated over what they say is a lack of transparency surrounding the Board of Education’s decision to fire its superintendent “without cause” in a special meeting just days before Christmas.
After spending most of the Dec. 21 meeting in closed session, trustees voted 4–3 to terminate Kirsten Vital Brulte’s contract effective Dec. 31 after she served for eight years as superintendent. Her contract was originally set to end in 2026.
