From WYDaily – WJCC School Board Candidates Take On New Middle School, Safety In Forum

WJCC School Board Candidates Take On New Middle School, Safety In Forum

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All six candidates for the Williamsburg-James City County School Board participated in a forum Oct. 8 at the Williamsburg Regional Library. (Kirsten Petersen/ WYDaily)
All six candidates for the Williamsburg-James City County School Board participated in a forum Oct. 8 at the Williamsburg Regional Library. (Kirsten Petersen/ WYDaily)

Candidates for the Williamsburg-James City County School Board voiced their stances on the fourth middle school, security and standardized testing during a forum Thursday night.

More than 70 people came out to the Williamsburg Regional Library to see the candidates and ask questions. The forum was hosted by the WJCC Parent-Teacher Association Council and moderated by Meredith Collins, publisher of Williamsburg’s Next Door Neighborsmagazine.

All six candidates for the three open School Board seats attended the forum: newcomers John “Rio” Riofrio and Sandra Young, who are competing for the Berkeley seat; newcomers James Beers and Petra Nadal, who are competing for the Roberts seat; and incumbent Jim Nickols and newcomer Holly Taylor, who are vying for the Stonehouse seat. (READ MORE…)

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