Kennebunk-area school board welcomes interim directors

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Wayne SargentThe Kennebunk and Kennebunkport select boards appointed two interim directors to the RSU 21 Board of Directors last month. “That felt good, that we were all in agreement,” Select Board Chair Miriam Whitehouse said. In November of 2024, former school board member Kirstin Shapiro stepped down following a series of outbursts and policy violations, and in May of 2024, former school board Chair Erin Nadeau resigned following a controversial social media post. “He’s not afraid to express his opinions, but once the board makes a decision, he will support the board,” Whitehouse said. AdvertisementFranz was also appointed by the Select Board to fill a vacancy on the school board in 2023.