On September 19, Heffron provided a resignation letter confirming her decision to step down. The board accepted her resignation on the consent agenda during Tuesday's meeting.

Heffron's decision to leave was prompted by a social media post she made on a private account following Kirk's death. The post read: "Call me old fashioned, but I remember when we used to be okay with shooting Nazis."

In her resignation letter, Heffron apologized for her comments, stating she is stepping down because she doesn't want her "mistake to overshadow the vital work happening in our schools." While she was not in attendance at Tuesday's meeting, her resignation letter states she won't officially step down until the end of December 2025.

The board initially planned to vote on holding a special election in

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