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Candidate Janine Campbell says bomb threat closed a polling site during Christina School Board election; urges policy changes
Summary
During public comment, candidate Janine Campbell said a bomb threat briefly shut down the polling site at Maurice Pritchard Academy on May 13, 2025, and criticized lack of timely notifications and failure to extend polling hours; an educator, Stacy Perry, corroborated concerns and urged improved communication policies.
During public comment at the Wilmington City Council meeting, Janine Campbell — a candidate in the Christina School District school-board election — described a May 13 incident she said closed a polling site at Maurice Pritchard Academy when a bomb threat prompted an evacuation and K-9 search. Campbell said she and campaign staff were unaware the site was closed while they were encouraging voters to go to the location.
“On May 13 around 01:14PM, the Christina school board members were notified…
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