While Harvard parents welcome Spencer and laud her experience as a former Goose Creek CISD and Spring Branch ISD principal, community members were bewildered by the principal shuffle that began when HISD put principal Shelby Calabrese on leave and has since been recommended for termination for reasons that have not been made public.

Harvard Elementary School Principal Sharon Pe Benito, installed last week as head of the school, abruptly resigned from her position Tuesday afternoon, Houston ISD said in a letter to families. "Unfortunately,

An elementary school principal at Harvard Elementary School is “no longer willing to serve," according to a statement sent to parents by the Houston Independent School District.

HISD will include Harvard's community in the search for its next leader after its newest principal quit within days due to "extensive bullying."

Two new principals at Harvard were named in the span of a week, with the first backing out because of "bullying on social media," according to the district. The previous campus leaders, Shelby Calabrese at Harvard and Alvin Goldman at Pershing,

Her hiring was, at the time, the culmination of a tumultuous period at the elementary school. Two administrators, assistant principal Dr. Alejandra Perez and magnet coordinator Daisha Huntley, were escorted from the campus with their belongings Nov. 7, the same day Pe Benito was hired, KPRC reported.