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Wake County Board elects Tyler Swanson chair, Sam Hershey vice chair; Jennifer Jobe sworn in
Summary
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Wake County Board of Education elected Tyler Swanson chair and Sam Hershey vice chair, approved HR recommendations, and formally swore in Dr. Jennifer Jobe as the District 8 board member. Community members urged the board to adopt a ‘safe schools’ resolution.
The Wake County Board of Education elected Tyler Swanson as chair and Sam Hershey as vice chair during its Dec. 2 meeting and sworn in Dr. Jennifer Jobe as the board’s District 8 member.
Board member Mister Haggerty nominated Swanson for chair; after ballots were distributed and counted the clerk announced “6 votes for Tyler Swanson” and “2 abstentions,” and Swanson was declared elected. Mister Haggerty likewise nominated Sam Hershey for vice chair; the clerk announced “6 votes for Sam Hershey” and “2 abstentions,” and…
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