VA: Finally, Some Good News Out of Loudoun County - School Board

If you’ve been following school board elections here in the United States (and really, whether or not you have a connection to your local school, it's well worth it to tune in), you’ve likely noticed a concerning degree of conservative hysteria taking over otherwise quiet school board meetings. As covered in the discussions on banned books, for example, conservatives are showing up to read “obscene” or “inappropriate” passages from entirely ordinary books in order to stir hysteria.

An unfortunate number of adults, including teachers and staff members, have used school board meetings to rally against trans rights, including against policies that allow trans youth to use the correct bathroom and have their name and pronouns honored. Loudoun County School Board, serving Loudoun County, Va., has made a lot of national headlines, especially after anti-trans conservatives rallied against trans-inclusive bathroom policies in the public school district, as well as backlash over critical race theory (CRT) and mask policies during COVID-19.

Most recently, however, we have some good news coming out of the district, which is that a judge presiding over two recall petition cases against two members of the school board found the cases to be “insufficient” and dismissed them on Monday, as reported by the Loudoun Times-Mirror. - RELATED STORY: The Republican education culture war had a lot of losses on Tuesday

Judge H. Thomas Padrick Jr. presided over the case. Respondents included school board members Atoosa Reaser and Brenda Sheridan. In short: Thanks to the dismissal, Sheridan and Reaser get to stay on the school board and keep up the good work. “I have full confidence that the court will see that there is not merit to the removal petition,” Reaser said on Friday. “My ask is actually for the community to show their appreciation for the teachers and the staff at the schools.”

She tweeted her gratitude and relief at the petition to have her removed being dismissed as of Monday morning...

Link to tweet

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