The Rev. Mitchell Johnson, then the president of the Chicago Board of Education, speaks during a news conference on October 7 in Chicago.
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The Rev. Mitchell Johnson, then the president of the Chicago Board of Education, speaks during a news conference on October 7 in Chicago.
Mandatory Credit: WLS via CNN Newsource

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Chicago’s school board president resigns after ‘deeply disturbing’ statements, mayor says

The recently appointed head of Chicago’s school board resigned Thursday after reports from the Jewish Insider and Chicago Sun-Times exposed what some Chicago leaders called antisemitic and sexist posts on his social media, as well as a 9/11 conspiracy post.