Four Candidates File To Run For 3 Seats On Cranford School Board

CRANFORD, NJ — Four candidates filed by the deadline Monday afternoon to run for three seats on the Cranford Board of Education on Nov. 2.

The candidates are:

• Elissa Comer
• Terry Darling (incumbent)
• William Hulse (incumbent)
• Maria Loikith (incumbent)

RELATED: Cranford Schools In Fall: Superintendent Releases Guidance

Each term on the nine-member board is three years.

The full list of candidates in Union County school board elections is here.

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More information on the current Cranford Board of Education is here.

More information on Cranford election procedures can be found here.

Coronavirus And Students

Among the issues the new board will deal with in late fall, COVID safety procedures may still be at the forefront.

Gov. Phil Murphy already said last month that he won't require students to wear masks as a COVID precaution in fall, and that each district can make its own decision. However, the guidance regarding masking is constantly evolving, and recently has changed in some states and cities as cases of the Delta variant rise. READ MORE: No Mask Mandate For NJ Students This Fall

Children under 12 may not be eligible to receive a vaccine until winter, federal officials said last week. The FDA is requiring four to six months of followup safety data for kids, rather than the two months required for adults.

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