NORTHVILLE, Mich. The Northville School Board voted on Tuesday to remove the board president following his controversial comments about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: Petition demands Northville School Board president resign over social media postThe school board president, Matthew Wilks, recently shared a post on Facebook suggesting the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax. A petition was started demanding he resign. Watch the report from Monday night below:

NORTHVILLE, Mich. – The future of the Northville School Board President was the focus of a meeting held on Monday night. UPDATE: Northville School Board votes to remove president over controversial social media postThe school board president, Matthew Wilks, recently shared a post on Facebook suggesting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a hoax. READ: Northville School Board President makes controversial comments on COVID-19The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Michigan has risen to 74,152 as of Monday, including 6,126 deaths, state officials report. The meeting was originally planned to be about the district’s school re-entry plan, but it quickly turned into a question on if the president should resign. At this point, there has not been any vote or decision if he will be removed.

Petition demands Northville School Board president resign over social media postPublished: July 20, 2020, 11:13 pmThe future of the Northville School Board President was the focus of a meeting held on Monday night.