Rochester school board candidates seek signatures for 2025 election

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Saturday, candidates for the Rochester School Board will compete in their last effort to qualify for the 2025 election. All five candidates will share their strategies to tackle what many parents and leaders are describing as an education crisis in the district.

Each candidate will have a few minutes to speak to the audience, followed by individual discussions with parents. The aim is to gather one thousand signatures needed to qualify for the election.

The terms of Camille Simmons, current Rochester Board President and James Patterson, current commissioner expire in December of 2025.

They are two out of five candidates seeking to secure spots as commissioners on the Rochester Board of Education. Commissioner Patterson recently filed a complaint against current board member Isaiah Santiago, accusing him of using a racial slut. A case that is still pending.


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