Debra Stevens Fitzgerald

Background

Fitzgerald is semi-retired and works as an economics professor at Blue Ridge Community College. She served on the Harrisonburg City School Board for eight years after being elected in 2016, including two terms as chair, and has also served on the Harrisonburg Planning Commission for more than a decade.

Sources: The Harrisonburg Citizen, “3 seats, 3 candidates: This fall’s city school board election is less competitive than recent elections”

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Student technology

  Fitzgerald described seeing effects of AI on students and their schoolwork, as well as effects of screen time and the COVID-19 school shutdown. The article reports these as concerns, not as a specific policy proposal.

  The Harrisonburg Citizen, “3 seats, 3 candidates: This fall’s city school board election is less competitive than recent elections”