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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of Santa Fe Public Schools is staying put.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1FLvuge) that Joel Boyd has withdrawn his candidacy for the superintendent position in Fort Worth, Texas.
Boyd says his decision was shaped by an "outpouring of support" from the community and district employees.
Boyd said Saturday that he is committed to his contract, which ends in summer 2017.
The Santa Fe school board had spent the last three weeks discussing a replacement as well as ways to possibly keep him in the role.
The Fort Worth school board had to wait 21 days before offering Boyd the job under state law.
Fort Worth school board officials say they regret that Boyd is not accepting the job.
Boyd was hired in Santa Fe in 2012.
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