Eight Vie To Run For 3 Seats On Millburn School Board

MILLBURN, NJ — Eight candidates filed by the deadline Monday afternoon to run for seats on the Millburn Board of Education on Nov. 2, including three with slogans/slates.

The candidates are:

• Neetu D. Salhotra (up for re-election)
• Aaron Chan: "Putting Students First"
• Krystle N. Adams: "Millburn For All"
• Brian G. Lawrence: "Putting Students First"
• Jing Yi Wen
• Monisha Amaral
• Agnes Sym
• Devang Nagrecha

There are nine seats on the board. The current members are here.

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More information on Millburn Board of Education election procedures can be found here.

Coronavirus And Students

Among the issues the new board will deal with, 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.

The new school year starts in Millburn on Sept. 1.

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