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I’ve heard of principals quitting weeks before the start of school, but the door to the front office at Crocker Highlands Elementary is revolving so fast it might come unhinged.

Benjamin Redmond – who was recently hired to replace outgoing principal Chelda Ruff – quit yesterday, less than three weeks before the start of school. He was previously the principal at Lafayette Elementary School in West Oakland.

Here’s how Redmond announced the news to Crocker staff: