Montclair School Board Appoints Long To Replace Robinson Santos

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A game of musical chairs on the Montclair Board of Education continued on Thursday with the approval of a new member.

The school board voted to appoint Sean Long as its newest member at a special meeting on Thursday. He replaces Kimberly Robinson Santos, who was appointed in June as a temporary replacement for Crystal Hopkins – who resigned from her seat on the board earlier this year.

Robinson-Santos was the board’s top-ranked candidate, but she had to decline the position. Long was the next-highest ranked choice, board president Melanie Deysher told Montclair Local.

The seat will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election. Long’s term will run until the Montclair school board’s annual organization meeting in January 2025.

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