Ht sanchez tusd school board

Tucson's largest school district accepted Superintendent H.T. Sanchez's resignation at the governing board's Feb. 28 meeting after two highly contentious weeks.

The Tucson Unified School District's newest board member Rachael Sedgwick brought the superintendent's future with the district into question with a last-minute agenda item on Feb.

It gathered enough attention to pack the board's meetings for three consecutive weeks.

Community members voiced their concerns for and against Sánchez, with notably more people speaking in his support.

It became clear, after the resignation was accepted with a vote, that the board had no immediate plan as to who would replace Sánchez.

They're collecting names of interim and long-term candidates, Sedgwick said.

"People have been reaching out, letting me know they're interested, and they know of other people who are interested or qualified," she said in an interview on March 3.

She wouldn't specify who these people were or what fi