Three months after a $5 million financial crisis crippled the school district, Claremont’s business administrator, Mary Henry, is finally gone.

Henry signed a termination agreement this week to leave her post, bringing her tumultuous tenure in Claremont to an end. The agreement, finalized Tuesday, replaces Henry’s employment contract that originally ran until 2027. That contract meant Henry could only be terminated for cause.

Unlike former Superintendent Chris Pratt, who took a $40,000 check when he left in September, Henry is jumping without a parachute. She is getting at least $5,400 in accrued vacation time, but no assurances against possible legal action.

Both Claremont and Henry stipulate that they deny any wrongdoing as part of the agreement. However, Claremont makes it clear that

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