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Iredell-Statesville board elects Doug Knight chair, Abby Trent vice chair; votes to enter closed session
Summary
At its Dec. 2 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education elected Doug Knight as chair and Abby Trent as vice chair by roll-call votes and then voted to go into closed session under North Carolina law to discuss personnel, student matters and attorney-client privileged topics.
The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education elected Doug Knight as board chair and Abby Trent as vice chair during a roll-call vote at its Dec. 2 Committee of the Whole meeting in Troutman.
The nominations opened for chair and Knight was nominated and elected by roll call; the board recorded five votes to elect Doug Knight. After being elected and given the gavel, Doug Knight, newly elected chair, told the board, “It's an honor. I don't take it lightly. I wanna demonstrate professionalism, logic, and a care and love for the students and employees of this school system.”
Nominations for vice chair produced multiple candidates, including Mike Kubenik (who declined the nomination), Abby Trent and Kern. The board conducted a roll-call vote; the meeting record shows Abby Trent…
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