The crowd pictured during Thursday evening's meeting.

RIPLEY — During this evening’s regular board of education meeting, Ripley Superintendent Lauren Ormsby tenured her resignation. The announcement comes almost two months after the Ripley Teachers Union announced a vote of “no confidence” in school leadership, citing hostility, favortism and fear within the district.

“The culture of our school has become one of hostility, favoritism, fear and anxiety,” the union penned letter issued Dec. 12 stated, later adding, “The results of this vote emphasized this hostile work environment with the clear majority in support of the vote of no confidence.”

The board of education approved Ormsby’s resignation during this evening’s meeting.

Robert Bentley, Ripley school board president, said the resignation was not related to the vote of no confidence.

A complete story will be published in Friday’s edition of The Post-Journal.