Darryl Farmer, who became Manual’s principal in September 2018, called the decision to step away from a nearly 30-year career in education “very difficult.”

The settlement states that he will take the cash sum, rather than fight his demotion for offensive comments.

Former duPont Manual High School Principal Jerry Mayes was demoted after an investigation into racially insensitive comments he made to students in his office in October 2017. That investigation found various other instances in which Mayes made inappropriate comments, using terms like “wigger” and “Indian giver.”