Berkeley schools chief finalist drops out

Berkeley schools chief finalist drops out


The lone finalist for Berkeley schools superintendent withdrew his candidacy Tuesday in the wake of public protests over his presumed position on same-sex marriage.

[...] last week, days before the expected appointment, critics uncovered a 2008 memo from Heatley, who was then superintendent in Chino (San Bernardino County), to the school board suggesting he backed a resolution supporting Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

While critics argued that the memo showed Heatley opposed same-sex marriage, the Chino Valley school board president at the time, Michael Calta, said Heatley never took a position on the resolution outlined in the memo.

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