The rot of “equity” runs deep in northern Virginia, and it has done so entirely unchecked until now.
them that it is not necessary to tell parents about their children attempting to transition socially while at school.
Loudoun County has had its own woke problems. In December, a grand jury indicted two Loudoun County Public Schools officials allegedlytwo sexual assaults by a male “gender-fluid” student.
Were it not for Virginia’s statewide elections in 2021, much of this would have flown under the radar or never been addressed. Opposing the ongoing “equity” push in schools was one of the primary focuses of Virginia GOP’s candidates. Without the victories by Miyares and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the merit award scandal and the other woke measures taken by FCPS and LCPS would be disregarded or ignored.
Virginia is not the only state where schools are seeking to impose equal outcomes on students or spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on useless “equity” programs, but it is one of the most prominent to have reversed the woke tide. Without the GOP victories in 2021, this wouldn’t have been possible. Voters in other states must take note if they don’t want to see their children’s schools devolve into the same reckless “equity” agenda.
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