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Masconomet High School Principal Resigns Over Apparent Plagiarism

BOXFORD (CBS) – The principal of Masconomet Regional High School resigned effective immediately after an apparent case of plagiarism.

Superintendent of Schools Kevin Lyons said in a statement that principal Laurie Hodgdon stepped down on Thursday.

Hodgdon apologized in a letter to parents announcing her resignation.

"I need to apologize to the Masconomet community for the choices I made in not citing writing that was not my own," Hodgdon wrote. "As a leader, ownership and accountability is necessary in this instance."

It is not clear what Hodgdon plagiarized.

Assistant principal Peter Delani has been appointed acting principal.

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