Beth Lougee’s resignation follows a rocky tenure, where Alaska Native tribal leaders said they’d lost confidence in her leadership.
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Embattled Ketchikan schools superintendent submits resignation
The head of Ketchikan’s school district turned in her resignation Friday afternoon. Tribal leaders have been calling for the district to replace her.
Ketchikan school board declines to release evaluation of superintendent accused of racism
The school district’s chief administrator faces accusations of racism from Ketchikan’s tribal leaders and some parents.
Ketchikan school superintendent Beth Lougee medevaced for COVID-19 complications
She had recently returned to work from bereavement leave after losing her husband to complications from COVID-19 last month.
School board votes to recognize Ketchikan’s Indigenous people at start of meetings
Board President Kim Hodne said that he hoped the move was the start of a lasting tradition. The vote was unanimous.