Alvin Thornton will step down early next month as chair of the Prince George’s County Board of Education.
Thornton, who helmed the board for the past two years, resigned in a Dec. 6 letter to County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who appointed him for a four-year term in December 2018, The Washington Post reported.
He announced his plans to step down Thursday evening at a school board meeting, The Post reported.
Thornton, the author of two books and several articles dealing with public education, offered no details regarding his departure.