The Somerset County Board of Education has settled with William Johnson the former principal of the Washington Academy & High School.
The Board also apologized for his sudden transfer two years ago to the county’s alternative school, the Promise Academy.
That decision caused an uproar within the community.
The vote was 4 to zero with board member Robert Wells being absent.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the Johnson being the first black principal caused his supporters to believe it had something to do with his transfer.
The school board had acted after criticism of his leadership and claimed that some students were “out of control”.
The Maryland State Board of Education ultimately reversed the decision and told the school board to publicly apologize.
