The Wake County school board will give extra time for people to apply to fill a vacant seat because candidates are having difficulty determining if they’re eligible.
School officials say some of the people who have applied to replace Lindsay Mahaffey are ineligible because they don’t live in her southwestern Wake district. In response, the school board voted Tuesday to extend the application deadline two weeks to Nov. 14 and include more links online for people to see if they live in District 8.
“This would give folks an opportunity to double check, No. 1, if they actually live in District 8,” said school board vice chair Tyler Swanson. “No. 2, if folks are considering, expanding the time would give folks more time to check their registration and indicate if they’re interested in serving.”…