Cedar Rapids, IA- The superintendent of Iowa's second-largest public school district has died after a two-year bout with cancer. Radio Iowa reports that the Cedar Rapids School Board announced in a written statement that Superintendent Noreen Bush died peacefully on Sunday. Bush went on medical leave a month ago and submitted a resignation letter that was dated to the end of the school year. Due to her deteriorating health, the Cedar Rapids school board had been scheduled to appoint an interim superintendent at its meeting Monday. The school board's statement called Bush a caring soul with a delightful spirit and strong dedication to the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Bush grew up in Cedar Rapids and was a 1989 graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School. Bush was appointed as the interim Superintendent at Cedar Rapids in 2019 and named permanent superintendent in 2020.
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