Schools

VIDEO: School Board Candidates Square Off in Final Debate

Candidates for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education answer questions about Malibu representation and class sizes.

Five candidates in the race for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education met up in Malibu for the last debate before the Nov. 6 election.

Three Malibu challengers, Craig Foster, Karen Farrer and Seth Jacobson, are hoping to unseat incumbents Ben Allen, Jose Escarce and Maria Leon-Vazquez.

Jacobson backed out of the debate because of a business trip, but the others met up Thursday in a debate sponsored by Malibu Rotary at Pepperdine University. Malibu Patch editor Jessica Davis moderated the debate, which used questions soley from Patch readers. 

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Watch the videos above of opening statements and two questions.

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