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Interim superintendent sworn in as Duplin County Schools board approves personnel report
Summary
An interim superintendent took the oath during the Duplin County Schools board’s Aug. 5 meeting; the board also approved a personnel report after an executive session and passed the consent agenda. The session opened with a student prayer and a remembrance for a late district leader.
An interim superintendent was sworn in during the Duplin County Schools Board of Education’s Aug. 5 business session, and the board approved a personnel report after returning from executive session.
Crystal Strickland of the clerk of court’s office administered the oath after the board said it had voted the previous day to approve an interim superintendent. The oath recited language that the board recorded as referring to "the Constitution and the laws of the United States" and the state's governing law.
A board member who spoke during the ceremony noted the appointee’s long service to the district, saying, "I know that you spent 34 years in Duplin County Schools from all aspects, and I know that we're in good hands." The interim superintendent, identified in the meeting only by role, thanked the board: "We've had a wonderful man for the past 15 years, and he's established a foundation that puts children first. I appreciate the opportunity to serve," the interim superintendent said.
Earlier in the meeting the board opened with a prayer by student Cia Thigpen, whom the chair introduced as a rising freshman at East DuPont High School and FCA president at Chinquapin Elementary School. The chair also asked those present to remember the family of Dr. Basan in their prayers.
The board approved an amended agenda after striking item 6 (the athletic eligibility update) and later voted to approve a consent agenda. The board then moved into executive session citing general statutes that allow closed discussion of personnel matters, the prevention of disclosure of confidential student information, attorney‑client privilege, and planning related to emergency response and school‑violence incidents. After returning to open session the board voted to approve the personnel report "as requested." The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed.
No members of the public were recorded as speaking during the public comment period.
The board did not record statutory citations or vote tallies for the appointment or personnel votes in the public transcript; motions were moved and seconded as noted in the minutes.
