GERMANTOWN, Wis. — One week before school starts, MacArthur Elementary Principal Tony Gonzalez has officially resigned his position after being on administrative leave.
"The resignation letter has been approved," said Russell Ewert, president of the Germantown School Board.
This week's meeting changed from a termination hearing to a resignation session, where the board spoke in a closed session then accepted the resignation.
Parents like Molly Bussie believe the school board pressured Gonzalez to resign.
"To me, if you're Mr. Gonzalez, I would much rather have a resignation on my record than a termination. I think it's incredibly disappointing that this is how it worked out," Bussie said. "He would love nothing more than to be with be in that school for the past couple of weeks, with h