The announcement by Superintendent Hal Harrell came on his wife’s Facebook page. The...
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“I am truly grateful for your support and well wishes. My decision to retire has not been made lightly and was made after much prayer and discernment,” Harrell wrote in the post. “My wife and I love you all and this community that we both grew up in, therefore this decision was a difficult one for us.”
The school board is meeting Monday night and plans to discuss Harrell’s retirement and the district’s transition to a new leader in executive session. No timeline was offered in the Facebook post or in a note Harrell wrote to school staff on Friday.
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