The Railroad Township Advisory Board chose a North Judson-San Pierre school board member last night, but there are questions about how the process was handled.
Advisory board members selected Susan McCormack to replace outgoing board president Pat Goin, who did not seek reappointment.
However, they did not take the vote in a public meeting, as required by state law. Instead, they recessed, went next door to discuss the four candidates, came back and announced their selection.
When audience members objected, the advisory board president defended their action and said they would redo the vote if necessary, but for now McCormack’s appointment stands.
She previously served on the LaPorte School Board.
Cassandra Hine, Megan Korous and Deb Wappel also sought appointment to the school board.
