DELUCA TO CO-MODERATE SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES DEBATE

Mayor Vic Deluca will co-moderate one of the school board candidates debates this fall, one of several different approaches that will be in place for the forum set for Sept. 13.

Sponsored by South Orange-Maplewood Cares about Schools, the event will be held at the Baird Center and include Deluca and South Orange President Sheena Collum as the co-moderators.

Five candidates have filed to run for the three seats up for grabs this year. See more on them HERE.

Organizers issued the following notice about the event:

This debate is a little different from the others that the candidates will be participating in this year. We believe in the idea of allowing public voices to be heard, so we will be inviting the public to compile the questions that will be asked of all of you. All members of our Facebook group and community members from the two towns will be invited to fill out the below Google Form which will compile the questions for the candidates. The responses will be shared with the moderators, who will then choose which questions to ask the candidates. No personal attacks will be allowed and questions have to be answerable by all candidates. The candidates will not be getting the questions in advance.

The format of the debate will be as followed:
-Each candidate will have 1 ½ minutes for a previously prepared opening statement/ introduction.
-Candidates will get 2 minutes each to answer debate questions.
-There will be brief period left at the end of the debate for a few questions from the audience and from Facebook Live viewers.
-The debate will end with each candidate having 1 ½ minutes for a previously prepared closing statement.