6th District School Board debate set for Sept. 17, to be co-moderated by The Richmonder and VPM

The two candidates running for the 6th District seat on the Richmond School Board, Anne Holton and Jackie McDonnough, have agreed to participate in a debate on Sept. 17.

The event, which will be open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. and last for one hour. It will take place at the Ann Hardy Community Center in Richmond's Northside.

Moderating the debate will be The Richmonder's education reporter, Victoria A. Ifatusin, and VPM News multimedia reporter Keyris Manzanares. Both reporters cover Richmond Public Schools regularly.

The event will be taped for later streaming by VPM on YouTube.

Seating will be first-come, first-served at the event, but the audience will not be permitted to react or applaud while the candidates are speaking.

Read The Richmonder's profiles of the two candidates here:

Anne Holton will run for her Richmond School Board seat in November’s special election

Anne Holton has been involved in campaigns since she was 5 years old. But this is the first time she’s on the ballot herself.

The RichmonderVictoria A. Ifatusin

Longtime science educator Jackie McDonnough enters race for 6th District School Board seat

Some of the pillars of McDonnough’s campaigns are strong collective bargaining and higher pay for teachers, new and improved school facilities, no new charter schools in the division, and no ICE in schools.

The RichmonderVictoria A. Ifatusin

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