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WATCH: Parkland School Board candidates' forum

Candidates for Parkland School Board will participate in a forum tonight at the Univest Public Media Center organized by the League of Women Voters of Lehigh County. There are six candidates on the ballot, vying for four seats.

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The League of Women Voters of Lehigh County is holding school board candidate forums in advance of the Nov. 4, 2025, election. The forums are being held in partnership with Lehigh Valley Public Media, which is hosting the forums at the Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-2UlVUp6sgBETHLEHEM, Pa. — The League of Women Voters of Lehigh County held a Parkland School Board candidates' forum Monday night.

You can watch the forum here or on the PBS39 YouTube channel. It also will be broadcast on PBS39 starting next week.

The League of Women Voter moderated the forum in partnership with Lehigh Valley Public Media, which hosted the forum from the Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem.

It's the third of four school board forums the organizations are teaming up to produce. The first two, featuring Allentown School Board candidates and East Penn School Board candidates, were held last week.

The final forum, with school director candidates from the Southern Lehigh School District, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The free hourlong forums are held before a studio audience at 7 each night in the Univest Public Media Center.

All candidates whose names will appear on the ballot have been invited to participate. In Parkland, six candidates are vying for four, four-year seats.

Broadcast dates on PBS39 include:

  • Allentown School Board – 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7
  • East Penn School Board – 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14
  • Parkland School Board – 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21
  • Southern Lehigh School Board – 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.

The municipal election in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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