Updated 12/11/2020
Two current Portsmouth School Board members, who were recently re-elected, and three newly elected Board members will be sworn into office at ceremonies to be held in Portsmouth Circuit Court.
Clerk of Circuit Court Cynthia P. Morrison will preside over both ceremonies which will be held in Circuit Courtroom 3 on the second floor of the Judicial Center, 1345 Court Street.
Sarah D. Hinds, a current Board member who was re-elected, will take her oath of office on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10:30 a.m. LaKeesha S. Atkinson, a current Board member who was re-elected, and two new School Board members, Yolanda C. Thomas and Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., will take their oaths of office on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Ingrid P. Whitaker, a newly elected School Board member that previously served, will take her oath of office on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 10:30 a.m.
All five School Board Members will serve from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2024.