RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor threatened Friday to replace the entire University of Virginia governing board if it fails to resolve the furor over the school president’s ouster when it meets Tuesday.

In a sternly worded three-page letter, Gov. Bob McDonnell told the 15 board members that he will not demand that they reinstate popular President Teresa Sullivan as many of her supporters have suggested. What he is demanding, he said, is a final decision “based solely on what is in the best interests of the University” and an end to the controversy that has gripped the Charlottesville campus for the past two weeks.