Plainfield school superintendent suspended after report about car accident at bar

☑️ Plainfield schools Superintendent Rashon K. Hasan was placed on paid leave

☑️ The BOE said it is 'administrative in nature'

☑️ Municipal Court dismissed all summonses

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect that the Municipal Court violations had been dismissed on Jan. 20.

PLAINFIELD — School superintendent Rashon K. Hasan was placed on paid administrative leave during Tuesday’s meeting but the reason has been kept from the public.

The Board of Education took action behind closed doors during Tuesday night's meeting, which lasted over three hours. Elizabeth Filippatos was appointed as acting superintendent.

"This action is administrative in nature and does not constitute a disciplinary determination or a finding of wrongdoing," the district said in a statement released the next day.

Hasan has been the superintendent in Plainfield since 2022.

The statement came several hours after TAP into Plainfield reported that Hasan had side-swiped another vehicle while driving his BOE-issued vehicle in the parking lot of Big Shots Restaurant and Lounge in Woodbridge.  Hasan stayed at the scene but then left before the police arrived, the report said.

Court records show that the two original motor vehicle violations from Dec. 13 were dismissed on Jan. 20.

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Hasan disputes report and cites policy compliance

The incident was captured on security video that was too grainy to identify the license plate of Hasan's vehicle.

In a statement, Hasan said he left the parking lot after speaking to a bar employee and "it became clear that no further action was occurring and I could not wait any longer."

The superintendent said that, contrary to the report, he followed district policy and notified the district's transportation coordinator.

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