Despite their differences, candidates vying for the District 5 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education found common ground in a debate this week on issues such as increasing teacher diversity, retaining quality teachers and sex education.
Incumbent Democrat Karitsa Mosley Jones faced off against Republican Charles Paty in the fifth of a debate series sponsored by Chattanooga 2.0, the Chattanooga Times Free Press and Local 3 News.
(Watch the 2022 Hamilton County School Board Debates)
The candidate who wins the Aug. 4 general election will represent the airport, Bonny Oaks, Dalewood, Eastgate and Tyner areas, which include the following schools: Barger Academy of Fine Arts, Brainerd High, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Dalewood Middle, Dawn School, Bess T. Shepherd Elementary, Tyner Academy, Tyner Middle Academy and Woodmore Elementary.