The principal at the center of the email scandal at Campbell Park Elementary School has retired.

Bay News 9 has learned that Christine Hoffman has retired.

Hoffman came under fire last month after an email she sent to staff went public. In it, she asked that all white students be put in the same class at the predominantly African-American school.

Hoffman met with parents after the scandal broke but then asked to be removed as principal and was transferred to district offices.

The school district launched an investigation into the email scandal, but in an email Friday the school superintendent said because Hoffman retired, that investigation is now over.

School board members, when asked about Hoffman's decision, had varied opinions on the move and its future effects.

"I think it sends a message that she understood what she did was wrong, and whether or not everybody or the court of opinion is out there, she has determined what she needs to do to make sure that it’s not going to happen again," said school board member Carol Cook.

"I think it’s what’s going to just put an end to the entire situation," said board member Renee Flowers. "I don’t think it was something that was done to intentionally traumatize; however, when you are considered a leader in the community, especially when that school is in the heart of a minority community and all that has occurred with that, it’s very difficult to bounce back from that, and the focus would be on the issue instead of educating our children."

The president of St. Petersburg's NAACP chapter, Maria Scruggs, whose organization planned to file suit against the school district over the Hoffman incident, expressed relief at the turn of events.

"Feeling that we were finally making some headway," said Scruggs. "While there’s never any joy of anyone losing their job, one of the challenges that I think we have faced as a district is to put the needs of the children above all of the political and personal agendas, and I think this was an opportunity where this actually happened."

While community and school leaders had much to say regarding Hoffman's decision, it's parents like Rodney Moore who told us they felt the most relief.

"Oh, I was happy," said Moore. "Because I wouldn’t want her to go to any other school, either on the south side or the north side, and she wanted all the white students in one class."

Hoffman's retirement will be discussed in a school board meeting next month.