Hewitt-Trussville High School Principal Tim Salem, who has been on administrative leave since September after he delayed reporting a “death notebook” made by a male student listing the names of 37 of his peers, has reportedly resigned.

Salem tendered his resignation earlier this week to Trussville City Schools Superintendent Patrick Martin, with the school board accepting the resignation during a Thursday meeting, the Trussville Tribune reported.

Neither Martin nor School Board President Kim DeShazo could be reached to confirm the report. While the school board approved a personnel agenda, Salem’s resignation was not discussed during the meeting.

The student was charged with a felony, but the case was dropped due to an Alabama law on terroristic threats. He is not being identified because he is a juvenile and no case is currently pending.

Salem told city officials about a notebook of the student’s, containing evidence of possible threats against other students and people.

According to Trussville Mayor Buddy Choat, the notebook was originally discovered on Oct. 21, 2021, after it was reported by another student who went to a teacher, who reported it to the counselor, who then brought the notebook to Salem.

Salem reportedly told officials in September 2022 that he kept the notebook in a drawer in his office after it was brought to him, but realized he made a mistake after the most recent threat. Choat said police confirmed three staff members in total knew about the notebook, but said none of those included anyone in the central office.

“Everything was in place to handle this properly, but it was just a total lack of communication, or an unwillingness and a judgment call that has been admitted to have been a mistake,” Choat said.

Pattie Neill, the school district’s superintendent at the time of the revelations, resigned in November.

Martin told the Tribune that the district would immediately begin searching for Salem’s successor.