Capistrano Unified Terminates Superintendent’s Contract ‘Without Cause’ in Split Vote

Capistrano Unified School District in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Superintendent Kirsten Vital Brulte will leave her position by the end of the year, following a 4–3 vote by school board members during a Dec. 21 special meeting.

The decision was made “without cause,” the board’s President Krista Castellanos said during the meeting. Vital Brulte’s contract was originally set to expire in June 2026.