School board candidates said they worry not only about the Blueprint’s costs, but also about the expensive edicts the plan imposes on local school districts.

Election Day is less than a month away, which means local candidates are in the final weeks of their campaigns and residents are making their decisions. Ahead of opening polls The Gazette sent questions to each school board candidate. Here are the responses from candidates who chose to participate.

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Melanie Pniewski explains why she should be elected to District 8 seat on Aiken County Board of Education on Nov. 5 in a new questionnaire by Aiken Standard.