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Hal Harell will retire once the board names a new replacement.

The superintendent of the Texas school district where a gunman killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers last May has announced his retirement, according to reports. Uvalde school Superintendent

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, announced his retirement Monday, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Donna Goates Harrell.

Uvalde superintendent retires, becoming latest local official to leave post after school shooting

Uvaldes school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of the United States deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Uvaldes school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of the United States deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade.

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Dr. Hal Harrell reportedly told staff in a memo that he plans to retire just hours after the district's police department was suspended. He has been superintendent since November 2018.

The superintendent of the Uvalde school district is expected to retire following the suspension of the school district’s entire police department last week.

In a Facebook post shared by his wife, Harrell said that he would remain in his job until a new superintendent is named.