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Article: Southfield resignation upheld: School board to let chief leave.
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- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2006
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Byline: Gina Damron
Mar. 2--There were too many problems, too many squabbles and too many strong personalities for the relationship between Southfield's superintendent and its school board to be mended, school officials said Tuesday.
The Southfield Board of Education upheld the resignation of Superintendent Beverley Geltner at a meeting Tuesday night, despite pleas from parents, residents and school officials for the two sides to work out their differences."There are decisions to be made, and I pray that you put our children first," said Southfield resident Sheila Tyus, whose son attends Levey Middle School.Geltner, who has been with the ...