An Incumbent, 2 Challengers Seek Concord School Board Zone C Seat

CONCORD, NH — Two of the three candidates on the ballot for the Zone C SAU 8 board of education seat participated in a debate about issues facing the Concord School District.

Incumbent Brenda Hastings, a former elementary school teacher, is finishing her first term on the board. She is being challenged by Kassey Cameron, a parent with two children in the district, as well as Peter Surmanis, another parent in the city. Due to an unforeseen emergency, Surmanis could not attend the event.

Cameron and Hastings spoke about the new middle school project, how to contain the $100 million annual budget of the district, whether there should be a dress code for educators and employees, what qualities they would seek in a new school superintendent if the position becomes open, whether the middle school should have a school resource officer, how to improve the outcomes for students, and other issues.

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• Jess Campbell, Zone A Concord School Board Candidate
• Sarah Beauregard, Ward 4 Concord City Council Candidate
• Jim Schlosser, Concord City Council Ward 7 Candidate
• Brent Todd, Concord City Council Ward 1 Candidate
• Brenda Hastings, Concord School Board Zone C Candidate
• Noemi Wierwille, Concord City Council Ward 5 Candidate
• Karen McNamara, Ward 4 Concord City Council Candidate
• Taylor Hall, At Large Concord City Council Candidate
• Byron Champlin, Mayor Of Concord Candidate
• Stacey Brown, Concord City Council Ward 5 Candidate
• Dennis Soucy, Concord City Council Ward 8 Candidate
• Kassey Cameron, Zone C Concord School Board Candidate
• Nathan Fennessy, Concord City Council At Large Candidate
• Judith Kurtz, Concord City Council At Large Candidate
• Jennifer Kretovic, Concord City Council Ward 3 Candidate
• Rob Kleiner, Concord City Council Ward 2 Candidate
• Matthew Hicks, Concord City Council At Large Candidate
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