TECUMSEH, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A school board that previously placed a principal on administrative leave has been shown the door.

Former Tecumseh High School principal Dennis Niles will be paid $80,000 to leave the job and not apply for a job with the district again.

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His resignation was announced after a special school board meeting on Thursday night.

An investigation by the district found Niles’ conduct was “less than professional.”