Indian River School District

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SUSSEX COUNTY, DE.- All Indian River School District schools will close on Thursday, December 21 for a special election.

District officials say the election will fill the 37th district representative seat that was vacated by Rep. Ruth Briggs King (R-Georgetown/Millsboro). One Democrat and one Republican are running.

Delaware law requires public schools to close if they are being used as polling places for state elections.

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