Columbia school board president abruptly resigns 5 hours before meeting, no reason given

The Columbia Borough school board president abruptly resigned Thursday in an email sent to board members and administrators about five hours before a school board meeting the same day.

Keith Combs, who’s served on the school board off-and-on since 2011, sent an email around 1 p.m. with a brief letter stating he was resigning, effective Thursday, superintendent Tom Strickler told LNP.

Combs didn’t give any reason for his decision, but Strickler told LNP he assumes it was work-related.