Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang will be leaving his post before the start of the new school year, he and Mayor Marty Walsh confirmed Friday. The news comes one day after a coalition of civil rights and student advocacy groups sued the Boston Public Schools to find out how much student information the system shares with federal immigration officials.
Chang declined to give a reason for his resignation. In a statement to CBS Boston, Chang said, "I am in active negotiations with the Boston School Committee for a mutual parting of ways."
Walsh issued a statement saying "we have mutually agreed that there needs to be a change in leadership at BPS."
Chang had two years left on his contract.
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