Schools
Abington School Board Adds New Director
School Director Adrienne Fletcher was the top vote getter in the November general election. She was sworn in on Monday.
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A new member has joined the Abington School Board.
At Monday's reorganization meeting, the Abington School Board welcomed Adrienne Fletcher as its newest member, while three incumbent school directors — Brian Allen, Angelique Frazier, and Yaasiyn Muhammad — took oaths of office to serve four-year terms.
The Democrats won all four seats in the November general election, holding off a challenge from three Republican candidates.
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Abington school board candidates debated the impact that a new middle school would have. In the May primary election, voters approved building a new $285 million middle school by a narrow 500-vote margin among 17,000 residents who went to the polls.
Fletcher was the top vote getter in the election, followed by Frazier, Muhammad, and Allen.
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They defeated Republican challengers Joseph J. Rooney, Joseph O'Brien, and Roy Bant Jr.
(Abington School Board)
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