ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Rockingham County school board members voted to terminate Superintendent Dr. Rodney Shotwell at a meeting Monday night.
After a closed session the board addressed personnel matters, one involving Superintendent Dr. Shotwell.
His termination will take place in 90 days.
Dr. Shotwell gave parting words at Monday's meeting after the 4-3 vote.
"This is okay God has a plan for all of us so I'm looking forward to the opportunities that come next," Dr. Shotwell said. "I wanted to make sure my son saw the people who did this to me. "
Shotwell has served as the Rockingham County Schools Superintendent since 2006. In 2015 he was named the North Carolina Superintendent of the year.
"Rockingham County schools is the best school system that I could have ever worked for," Shotwell said.
WFMY called, left voicemails and emailed every board member to find out why.
As of Tuesday, no one has gotten back.
The decision came the same evening board members voted to bring more students back to full-time in-person learning.
Pre-k through 5th grade students will move to in person learning 5 days a week beginning January 21.
Grades 6-12 will move to some person and some remote learning on rotating days.
During the fall semester several Rockingham County schools switched between some in-person learning and all remote learning due to COVID-19 exposure.
All students in the county have been remote since November.
Virtual learning is still an option. Parents who want to sign their children up have until January 8th.
This is a developing story. WFMY is reaching out to school board members for more information on what led to the termination.