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Pittsburgh Board of Public Education swears in four directors and elects Jean Walker president
Summary
At its Dec. 1 organizational meeting, the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education swore in four newly elected directors, elected Jean Walker president in a 6–2 roll-call vote, and approved appointments for treasurer and secretaries with bonds set at $250,000 each.
The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education held its organizational meeting Dec. 1, swearing in four newly elected directors and completing officer elections and appointments.
Judge Nicola Henry Taylor administered oaths to the newly elected directors — Tawana Cook Purnell, Erica Grayson, Dr. Tracy Reed and Eva Diodati — each repeating the oath of office before being congratulated. "You are now sworn," Judge Henry Taylor said after each oath.
In the meeting’s primary contested vote, the board elected Jean Walker as president after nominations for Walker and Devin Talifaro. A roll-call vote recorded individual director choices and—based on the roll-call entries in the…
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