Sherrie Ford said she wants to be an advocate for parents, teachers and students as a Hamilton County school board member.
“I care about the teachers and the students and the parents,” she said in an interview. “Having worked with the board directly for eight years, I know policies. I know state laws. I know community concerns. I know what parents are upset about a lot of times, and I just feel like with having that inside information that it just gives me a unique perspective that someone else is not going to have.”
Ford, a Republican from Lookout Valley, and incumbent Jill Black, D-Lookout Mountain, are seeking to represent District 11 on the school board. District 11 includes the Tiftonia, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge areas.
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