The candidates are there….but they could use more of us.
There’s still an hour left of tonight’s school forum at Olympic View Elementary School, 504 N.E. 95th St. 
The event got off to a slow start (at right is the scene 10 minutes after it was to have started) but the issues are good.
For background on the candidate race, here’s a story from our news partners at The Seattle Times.
For news about today’s dust-up between District 2 candidates Kate Martin and Sherry Carr, take a look at this post from our sister site My Green Lake.
I would give the School Board Forum organizers a break as they did make an effort to accomodate families by having it end by 8:30 and offering free child care. I know 8:30 is probably late for some kids to go to bed, but really, it is all a balance and I think they did try to be thoughtful about it.
It was a good forum. It gave me a better idea of who I want to vote for.
Note to school board forum organizers:
We, the people with children who are very interested in what the candidates have to say, are busy feeding our children, reading books to our children, giving them baths, and putting them to bed between 7 and 9 every night. Therefore, if you would like to involve us in your forums, perhaps you could schedule them at a parent-friendlier time.