Uvalde Superintendent’s 30-Year Career Ends as School Board Accepts His Retirement

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, speaks during the first public meeting since the May 24 mass shooting at an elementary school, in Uvalde, Texas, on June 3, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Texas, has officially retired after the Uvalde school board unanimously voted to accept his decision on Wednesday.

The board on Wednesday voted for Gary Patterson to serve as the interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found.