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Embattled Chicago schools chief quits amid ethics probe
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool announced his resignation Friday at a news conference. (Photo: Forrest Claypool/Twitter)CHICAGO— The head of Chicago’s public schools system is stepping down amid allegations that he engaged in a “full-blown coverup” to block an ethics investigation.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool announced his resignation Friday at a news conference. He apologized but he didn’t take questions.
The resignation follows Inspector General Nicholas Schuler’s recommendation that Claypool be fired.
He concluded Claypool had lied during a probe by denying he’d asked an attorney to alter a bill for legal advice on an ethics issue.
Claypool is a close friend of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his resignation is the latest embarrassment for the mayor who tapped him to run the nation’s third-largest school district after Claypool’s predecessor, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, became embroiled in a bribery scandal that landed her in prison.
