Linda Murray, a retired special-education paraprofessional, was appointed Tuesday to fill the Washington County Board of Education seat left vacant when Karen Harshman was removed from the board in April.

The Herald-Mail reports,

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to appoint Murray, one of two finalists for the position on the seven-member school board.

Murray, who said she plans to run for election to the board, will serve out the remainder of Harshman’s four-year term, which expires in late 2018.

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Murray will be sworn in on June 20, with her first board meeting expected to be on July 11, Washington County Public Schools spokesman Richard Wright said.

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