Missouri superintendent who voted to fight racism steps down

PARK HILL, Mo. (AP) — The superintendent of a suburban Kansas City school district where a small group of students posted a petition online calling for the return of slavery has announced that she will step down next summer. The Park Hill, Missouri, school district announced Tuesday in a news release that Jeanette Cowherd asked the school board not to extend her contract. The Kansas City Star reports that it expires on June 30. Cowherd said in a statement that she wants “nothing but the best for Park Hill, now and in the future.” District officials said she “does not know what her next steps will be, but she is looking forward to new opportunities with the flexibility to spend more time with her family and friends.”