School boards will have new faces in April

Local school boards may start to resemble a round of musical chairs come the April 7 election.

With at least eight seats in three different districts up for re-election, and recent announcements that some incumbents will be stepping down, the playing field has opened up. Here is a look at the landscape so far:

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