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School Board Races Draw Attention, Competition

The Lower Township Elementary School Board discusses new health and physical education curriculum at their Aug. 23

By Sarah Renninger

COURT HOUSE – Attendance at local school board meetings has been larger than usual since the Covid pandemic. Contentious topics debated have ranged from school closures and mandating the masking of students, to book bans and the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT).
However, the new state guidelines for Health and PE curriculum have caused some of the greatest concern for parents across New Jersey.
An interest in school board meetings, and in board members’ decisions, has spiked. This trend has led to a new wave of candidates hoping to get elected to a seat on their local school board.

Some local voters commented on what they are looking for in a candidate. 

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