Special School Board meeting will pick replacement for Pearl Rack

The St. Mary Parish School Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday to pick an interim successor for member Pearl Rack.

Rack announced her resignation Aug. 5, citing “personal issues.”

She also withdrew her re-election candidacy in the Nov. 8 election, for which she had qualified without opposition.

“I humbly thank the citizens of St. Mary Parish, my constituents, fellow board members, and others for their support. It has always been my determination to serve through education, prayer, and faith in making the best decisions for all students and stakeholders,” Rack said in her Facebook post. “Not only as a past School Board member, but as a past teacher of St. Mary Parish, a graduate of a St. Mary Parish high school, and a parent of three graduates of a St. Mary Parish high school — I will continue to support those in the public school system.”

The special meeting will be at 5 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Central Office Complex in Centerville.