New Chicago school board president resigns

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, deemed antisemitic,
New Chicago school board president resigns after 'disturbing' statements, mayor says
Rev. Mitchell Johnson was among seven new board members who were appointed after the previous board resigned en masse earlier this month.
Chicago School Board President Resigns Over Social Media Posts
One week into the job, the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned amid criticism by elected leaders that his past posts were anti-Semitic and misogynistic.
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Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these comments make Jewish families feel unsafe at Chicago Public Schools, and found close to 30 other aldermen to join her in her quest.
New Chicago school board meets one day after president's resignation
The former board president resigned on Thursday over social media posts that were deemed antisemitic, misogynistic, and conspiratorial.
Chicago school board to meet Friday morning after president resigns
The Chicago board of Education is set to meet this Friday morning. President Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson is resigning at the request of Mayor Brandon Johnson, amid growing pressure over a string of controversial Facebook posts supporting Hamas,
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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