North Penn To Host Town Hall Debate For School Board Candidates

LANSDALE, PA — A town hall event organized by students will feature the 12 candidates running for six North Penn school board positions in the 2019 election next month.

The debate will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the North Penn High School auditorium.

The event will be entirely student-run, with staffers of The Knight Crier, the school's student newspaper, serving as debate moderators, organizers, and timekeepers.

“I think it’s important to hold an event like this because in this political climate, I think it’s easy for students to feel disheartened and powerless, and they feel they can’t affect any of the issues they hear about in the news,” said Knight Crier editor Alexis Bamford.

>>Pennsylvania Primary Election 2019 Results

Members of the community are welcome to attend the event, and to submit questions to be asked of candidates during the debate by emailing nightcrier@npenn.org.

The 2019 North Penn School Board election features 10 candidates running for five open spots of four-year terms, as well as two candidates running for one open two-year term.

The 2019 primary's highest vote-getter was Democrat Cathy Wesley, who earned 4,388 votes. For full results, see here.

The school board includes nine school directors. There are three incumbents with terms that run through 2021: President Martina Stoll, Vice President Christian Fusco, and Jonathan M. Kassa. The other six slots will be determined in November.