How a York school skeptic became a supporter -- and board chair

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Conservative board members Kimberly S. Goodwin and Zoran Pajevic voted against Lynda Fairman.

Less than two years ago, York County voters elected three new conservative school board members who promised to hold county schools accountable to parents and threatened to fire Superintendent Victor D. Shandor.

But in the 15^th months since taking office, two of the three have significantly moderated their stance. They now support the superintendent, leaving District 5 Representative Lynda J. Fairman the odd woman out in several 4-1 votes of the board.

Fairman, along with Kimberly S. Goodwin of District 3 and District 2 Representative Zoran Pajevic, were elected as newcomers to the board with support from GOP and conservative groups in 2023.

As candidates, all three promised to look into the school system’s curriculum and operations. All three appeared on a conservative podcast where they said they would fire Shandor if elected.

After taking office last year the three then formed a majority to vote for Fairman as chair of the board.

But Fairman’s aggressive behavior toward the superintende…