(WPXI) – Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet, who was found to have violated ethics codes, is resigning. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education and Pittsburgh Public School District Solicitor Ira Weiss. Hamlet’s resignation will be effective Oct. 1st. When asked if Hamlet was pressured to resign, the board said he was not asked to leave and the decision was his own. In late August, the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission said Hamlet violated state ethics codes related to travel expenses. That included being reimbursed for travel that had already been paid for by the school district.