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The Ocean City Board of Education had an evening of transitions Thursday, which was the last meeting for three board members and for Scott McCartney, the interim superintendent of schools appointed in the summer.
An Ocean City school board race is down to a four-vote margin in the decision whether a candidate formerly backed by the controversial Moms for Liberty organization will keep his seat.
Moms for Liberty, persistent controversies and a November vote have helped bring national political issues to school board meetings and to school elections.
With time running out before the current superintendent leaves the district, the Ocean City Board of Education on Thursday voted to hire Scott McCartney as interim superintendent, at a rate of $700 a day. Two members opposed the appointment.