Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races
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from Los Angeles Times4 months ago
Candidates seeking to lead the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening - an interrogation led by an enthusiastic group of new voters suddenly endowed with political power: 16- and 17-year-old high school students.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-03/teens-16-and-17-get-to-vote-in-two-alameda-county-school-board-races
In a first for California, teens in two Alameda County school districts, Berkeley and Oakland, were granted suffrage in school board races for the first time this November.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-03/teens-16-and-17-get-to-vote-in-two-alameda-county-school-board-races
Many students said it was about time school board candidates played more heed to them. 'We're not at the kids' table anymore,' Maximus Simmons, a junior at Oakland High, said.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-03/teens-16-and-17-get-to-vote-in-two-alameda-county-school-board-races
The school board candidates tried to reassure the students, saying they were committed to improving safety, while also protecting students' rights.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-03/teens-16-and-17-get-to-vote-in-two-alameda-county-school-board-races
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