Condit Elementary School principal Tim Northrop

submitted a resignation letter to parents and students on Feb. 20.

Northrop was principal during the Thanksgiving feast protest in November that drew national media coverage (which started here).

Northrop said in a letter to parents and students he needed "to respond to the needs of my family as a husband and father."

"This fall both of my sons will be attending college and each has the opportunity to play baseball at their respective schools. Baseball has been a major part of our family's lives. The prospect of not being able to watch them play, due to my administrative responsibilities, has led me to consider at least a temporary career change. At this time I have decided to relinquish my role as administrator and move back into the classroom as a teacher at one of the schools in the district. This change will allow me and my wife greater flexibility in supporting our sons and their respective baseball teams." 

He wrote that his resignation as principal will be effective June 30.