FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Republican Party will host a debate between Republican candidates for the Board of Education on Wednesday, April 20 in the County Administration Building 110 East Main Street in Cumming. Doors open at 6 p.m. The debate will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Commissioner Kristen Morrissey has decided not to run for another term. Mike Valdes, a conservative and and Erin Knight will campaign to fill her seat.

In District 1, Commissioner Wes McCall is running for a second term on the Board. His opponent is Dennis Scheidt, a former chief financial officer and chief executive officer for Atlanta Hospital.

There are stark differences between the opponents in both races.

Mike Valdes a construction engineer and father of three children in the school system, is pledged to end critical race theory (CRT) and other dangerous ideologies in Forsyth schools. Knight has sided with the school board members who claim CRT is not part of the school curriculum.

McCall is a member of the Board that has come under heavy fire from conservatives who believe they have been left out of important decisions regarding what their children are being taught in public schools. He recently received harsh criticism, for having one outspoken CRT opponent removed from a school board meeting and banning her from future attendance.

Scheidt is a conservative who is pledged to keep parents in the driver’s seat in the county school system.