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McCutcheon Principal Jenn Farrell Leaving For Edison Park Elementary

By Josh McGhee | June 15, 2016 12:23pm
 Jenn Farrell said she was leaving the Uptown elementary school at a parents' meeting Wednesday.
Jenn Farrell said she was leaving the Uptown elementary school at a parents' meeting Wednesday.
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UPTOWN — McCutcheon Elementary School Principal Jenn Farrell is leaving her post in Uptown for the Northwest side.

Farrell will replace Pete Zimmerman as principal of Edison Park Elementary School, she said at a meeting with parents at McCutcheon, 4865 N. Sheridan Road, Wednesday.

"I'm sorry, but I had to make the decision for me and my family," Farrell said through tears, adding the decision was made suddenly.

The decision was "personal" and moved her closer to her home, she said.

"The school and your children are very important to me," Farrell said.

The local school council already has been informed, and school leaders "are very much ready to take over and be team leaders," she said.

A letter will be sent out Thursday, and students will be informed later in the day.

The local school council will begin the search for the new principal next week, Farrell said.

Farrell will continue to work until her last day, July 11, she said.

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