ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. - The community is invited to two Elkhart County school board candidate forums on October 19 and 20.

Candidates will discuss a number of topics, including school shootings, book bans, critical race theory, and suicides due to bullying.

The first forum will focus on the Goshen and Middlebury School Board candidates. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on October 19.

The forum will be held in the lower-level meeting room at the Goshen Public Library, located at 601 S. 5th St.

The second forum will focus on the Concord and Elkhart School Board candidates. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on October 20.

Candidates will meet at the St. Paul United Methodist Church, located at 405 W. Beardsley Ave. in Elkhart.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. before both forums.

The forums are sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Elkhart County.