Michael Kundu resigned his post on the Marysville School District in Washington after claiming some students perform poorly on standardized tests due to their race.

Kundu later disavowed his comments but that didn't stop the Tulalip Tribes and angry parents from seeking his ouster. About one-third of the 12,000 students in the district are minorities, and many of them are Tulalip.

"He did the right thing," Chairman Mel Sheldon told The Everett Herald. “Now we can go on and heal from this whole episode and get back to education.”

Kundu did not address the controversy in his resignation letter. But he recommended that the board create a special seat for a tribal member.

This isn't the first time Kundu stirred complaints. He once ridiculed the Makah Nation for its "cryptic and dying culture" because he opposed the tribe's whale hunting tradition.

Get the Story:
Marysville school official Kundu resigns before meeting (The Everett Herald 7/13)
Embattled Marysville School Board member resigns (The Seattle Times 7/13)

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