School Board Chair Marieze Tarr made a number of arguments in support of closing OSS, while expressing some misgivings about the negative impact of busing students to Oliver. In the end, she voted in support of her community, but trustees from other communities carried the 4-3 vote. (Richard McGuire photo)

Marieze Tarr. (Richard McGuire file photo)

Osoyoos school trustee Marieze Tarr has been acclaimed for another term as chair of the Board of Education for School District 53.

At the board’s meeting last Wednesday, Oliver trustee Rob Zandee was also acclaimed as vice chair.

Zandee replaces outgoing vice chair Sam Hancheroff.

In other board elected positions, Zandee was also re-elected as the representative on the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) representative council and Debbie Marten, from Cawston-Keremeos, was re-elected as the representative for the B.C. School Trustees Association (BCSTA) provincial council.

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