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Debra Stevens Fitzgerald
Harrisonburg School Board (vote for not more than three)
Independent
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Background
Fitzgerald served on the Harrisonburg City School Board for eight years after first being elected in 2016 and did not seek reelection in 2024. She is semi-retired and works as an economics professor at Blue Ridge Community College.
Sources: The Harrisonburg Citizen
What the candidate has said
Statements are attributed to the linked sources.
Student technology
Student technology: Fitzgerald said that, as an economics professor, she is seeing effects of artificial intelligence and screen time on students, as well as effects associated with schooling during the COVID-19 shutdown. The article reports these as concerns, not a specific policy proposal.
The Harrisonburg Citizen, 2026 school board election profile
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