Next Meeting: Friday, July 16, 11:30 a.m.
Program: Duval County School Board Candidate Forum
Tiger Bay members get to “test” Duval County School Board candidates Friday, July 16 at the monthly luncheon meeting at 11:30 at the University Club.
Most of the 11 candidates who are seeking one of the three school board seats in the Aug. 24 primary have committed to speak at the Candidate Forum, said Jay Olchak, Tiger Bay vice president, in charge of programs.
To assure seating, make reservations as soon as possible—no later than noon Thursday, July 15—either by phone:
349-2509 or
e-mail: bussardre@aol.com.
Issues surrounding public schools have become central in the political arena, especially this year in Duval County, where there was an effort earlier in the year to replace the elected school board with one appointed by Jacksonville’s mayor.
The controversial proposal was one of the recommendations made last February by the Jacksonville Charter Revision Commission. It met with fiery opposition not only from the teachers union, but voters as well. One poll found 82 percent opposed an appointed school board.
The Jacksonville City Council, feeling public pressure, gave the Charter Revision Commission proposal a thumbs down.
