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19-year-old Aidan Haggard outlines school funding, civics-education platform at Medina candidates forum
Summary
At a Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce and Medina TV candidates forum, Aidan Haggard, 19, described a platform focused on fiscal restraint, stronger civic education and literacy, and advocated state-level action on unfunded mandates.
Aidan Haggard, a 19-year-old recent graduate of Medina High School, told viewers at a Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce and Medina TV candidates forum that he is running for the Medina City School Board of Education on a platform of fiscal responsibility, expanded civic education and strengthened literacy programs.
Haggard said he wants the district to be "financially responsible" and more transparent about spending, and to press state legislators on unfunded mandates. "I am only 19 and I did just graduate from Medina High School," Haggard said. "I'm running for school board here in Medina City. A proud Medina B. I am a recent graduate class of 2024." He described a goal of improving the district's state-report-card metrics, including raising the district to a 5 out of 5 overall score on that measure.
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