School Committee Candidate Forum Highlights Tough Issues
The nine School Committees candidates came together to answer questions on popular issues and corners regarding the Newport Public School system.
As a part of the upcoming election, the Alliance for Livable Newport and the League of Women Voters sponsored a forum for the School Committee candidates. There are six incumbents and three challengers vying for seven spots on the committee. Challenging are James Asbel, Lynn Ceglie, and Thomas Phelan. Elizabeth Candas of the League of Women Voters mediated the roundtable forum. The questions were formed by the Alliance for Livable Newport and focused on plans for a new elementary school, the strengths and weaknesses of the school system and administration, and future plans for the committee. The last question was omitted from the official forum due to time restraints and will not be publicized on television, but will be featured below. The…
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