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Orange Unified board begins provisional appointment process to fill two trustee vacancies; sets application timeline
Summary
The board voted to start provisional appointments to fill two recalled trustee seats, directing staff to post applications and accept them for two weeks with interviews tentatively scheduled for May 2; the decision follows public calls for representation and a legal briefing on options under the Education Code.
The Orange Unified School District Board of Education voted to begin provisional appointments to fill two trustee-area vacancies, directing staff to post an application packet and open a two-week application window. The motion followed a legal briefing and more than an hour of public comment urging the board to restore a full seven-member board.
Ron Lenkart, outside counsel, told the board that the Education Code gives three options when a vacancy occurs: call an election, make provisional appointments, or do nothing (in which case the county superintendent must call an election). He said the board has until May 21, 2024, to act and explained the petition process that can…
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