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School Board forum set for Monday night

The majority of Richmond School Board candidates have agreed to participate in a Monday night forum at Huguenot High School.

The forum will be staged by the League of Women Voters and moderated by The Richmonder's founding editor, Michael Phillips.

Candidates will be split into two groups. Those running in Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 will take the stage between 6-7:15 p.m., and those running in Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 will answer questions from 7:15-8:30 p.m. (The 9th District race is being run unopposed.)

If attending, use the building entrance that faces Forest Hill Avenue, and please use the parking lot and not the bus lane as students will be departing from after-school activities.

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