Cloudy with light rain this morning…then becoming partly cloudy and windy at times. High 47F. S winds shifting to W at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph..
Mostly clear. Gusty winds diminishing after midnight. Low 27F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Updated: February 13, 2025 @ 4:43 am
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The Christina School Board holds a meeting on September 11, 2024
WDEL News & TrafficWatch reporter, Sports Director
The Christina School Board holds a meeting on September 11, 2024
The deadline to apply to run for a school board seat in Delaware is coming fast, and unless things change, there won’t be many contested elections.
There are 28 seats up for election in 2025 throughout 16 districts in Delaware, but only at-large seats in Smyrna and Lake Forest have multiple contestants.
School Boards have garnered plenty of attention in recent months, especially in the Christina School District, which has had multiple 4-3 votes, including one that placed Superintendent Daniel Shelton on leave.
The voting block that removed Shelton is in peril, as the open seat in Christina is held by Board Vice President Alethea Smith-Tucker, who 23 days out has yet to file to run again.
The only listed candidate is Janiene Campbell, who is a first-time candidate for the only Christina nominating district located in the City of Wilmington.
There are also 8 seats with no current candidates, including ones in the Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Colonial, Red Clay, Indian River, and Woodbridge districts.
Those who are interested in running must meet five qualifications:
Applications to file, along with evidence you are in the process of getting a required background check, must be submitted to the Department of Elections by March 7.
School Board elections are held statewide on May 13.
Here is the status of each race, as of February 12, 2025 (with the current officeholder in parenthesis, if not listed as an incumbent).
WDEL News & TrafficWatch reporter, Sports Director
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