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North Penn School District appoints Mark Teo and Daniel Bell after public objections over candidate posts
Summary
After interviewing four finalists from a 16‑person applicant pool, the North Penn School District Board publicly nominated and voted to fill two vacancies, appointing Mark Teo (4‑3) and Daniel Bell (5‑2). Public commenters raised a Sunshine Law objection and alleged one finalist had posted anti‑Hindu content.
At a special action meeting, the North Penn School District Board of Directors interviewed four finalists and voted to fill two board vacancies, appointing Mark Teo and Daniel Bell to the seats left open by the resignations of Kathy McMurtry and Dr. Alicia G.
The meeting included several public comments raising procedural and community concerns. Jason Lanier, who said he was one of the 16 applicants, objected that "the criteria by which you went from 16 candidates down to 4 was not in public," arguing that private deliberation would violate the Pennsylvania Sunshine Law. A board representative responded that individual board members had provided feedback to the board secretary after reviewing applications and that, to the official's knowledge, there had been no deliberation outside the public meeting.
Community members also urged the board to reconsider a particular finalist. Vinod Bagwell of Hatfield Township told the board that candidate Mohammed…
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