Wu re-appoints Janey's two School Committee picks

Mayor Wu contiguous re-appointed Lorena Lopera and Rafaela Polanco García to the Boston School Committee, to service astatine slightest done the extremity of 2023.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey had appointed the two, some themselves BPSA parents, successful July, to capable the presumption near vacant erstwhile Alexandra Oliver-Dávila and Lorna Rivera resigned implicit the Westie-whites substance messages the period before.

Because Janey was acting mayor, their presumption had lasted lone arsenic agelong arsenic hers, which ended with Wu's swearing successful connected Nov. 16.

Separately, time is the deadline for Boston residents to use for two four-year seats connected the School Committee.

Boston is the lone assemblage successful the authorities successful which School Committee members are appointed by the politician alternatively than elected. In the predetermination that enactment Wu into bureau this month, voters besides overwhelmingly voted successful favour of a instrumentality to an elected School Committee. However, the ballot was non-binding; returning to elected schoolhouse officials would necessitate enactment by the City Council, Mayor Wu, the authorities legislature and Gov. Baker.