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Board weighs surveying students on lowering school‑board voting age to 16
Summary
A government‑relations committee proposed surveying high‑school students about lowering the school‑board voting age to 16; board members debated potential bias, preparedness and whether the survey sample should be broader than high‑school students.
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District's government and community relations committee described a three‑pronged agenda on Jan. 6 that includes a municipal initiative to explore lowering the school‑board voting age to 16.
Committee members proposed drafting and distributing a survey to central high school students to measure civic interest and preparedness.…
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