Trustee Sue Huff, shown here in January, resigned as vice-chair of the Edmonton Public School Board on April 27. (CBC)

Edmonton public school trustee Sue Huff says she will not run in the fall municipal election.

Just last month, Huff resigned as the board's vice-chair in the aftermath of the decision to close five central Edmonton public schools.

But Huff told CBC News on Monday that her decision not to run for a second term in the Oct. 18 election was not related to the closures, which she opposed.

"It wasn't linked to one board outcome or one board decision," said Huff, who was elected in 2007. "I think it was something that I've been thinking about quite seriously for a number of months."

The decision wasn't easy, she said.

Dale Hudjik, a member of the Association for Responsive Trusteeship in Edmonton Schools, an organization that looks into promoting quality candidates for school boards, said he is sorry Huff won't run again.

"Unfortunately, this is not in the best interests of the community," he said. "She was doing some excellent work."

On April 13, a majority of Edmonton trustees voted to close Capilano, Fulton Place, Eastwood, McCauley and Parkdale schools, despite the impassioned pleas from parents.

The elementary school program at Spruce Avenue school will also be closed.

Huff is also a documentary film writer and artist.