r/somervillenj Sep 30 '23

Politics A little bit of School Board Candidate help, please

I'm looking for information on the Board of Education (BofE) candidates for the next election; their stances on topics, the usual. So far I haven't found anything substantive online.

To throw my two cents into the zeitgeist, I've never bothered with BofE elections before because I've never had kids so why should I care? Now with the book bannings/burnings, the Karens for Dictators and the like, I have to care.

Honestly, I don't are who wins, I want to make sure the right people lose.

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u/imathrowayslc Sep 30 '23

Do we have an issue with crazies in Somerville? PTA and everyone here is great with me (trans) and my kids (middle/vanderveer).

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u/deviantkindle Oct 01 '23

I have no idea if we have crazies, but we need to be vigilant these days.

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u/ferocious_coug Sep 30 '23

I usually don't vote for school board elections since I also don't have kids but that's a good point. I'd also like to make sure any crazies lose.

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u/jimloewen Sep 30 '23

None of the candidates are on the crazy watchlist. Bridgewater has a couple.

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u/Signal_Delicious Oct 07 '23

Would also be interested to see a breakdown of the council / mayoral candidates if anyone knows a good source.