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Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin amended a bill that puts all nine Loudoun County School Board members on the ballot during this year’s November election cycle, a year earlier than planned.
“The last few years just absolutely signified some real challenges with the Loudoun County School Board. And so in the spirit of transparency and accountability, my amendment gives parents the ability to elect their school board. This election can reflect the will of parents,” Youngkin told 7 News.
The board was supposed to be up for a vote in 2023.
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, elections for all nine districts of the Loudoun County School Board shall be held on November 5, 2022,” the amendment to HB 1138 reads, 7 News reported.
Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia, speaks prior to signing executive actions in the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Youngkin, former co-CEO of the Carlyle Group Inc., is the first Republican elected to the office since 2009. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The move comes after Youngkin built an election platform on education policies, and noted after his win in November that his campaign became a “movement led by parents.”
Loudoun County schools have been the focal point of controversy in Virginia over roughly the last two years, including two high-profile sexual assault allegations in the district, as well as parents charging that the school system was teaching critical race theory.
Signs opposing Critical Race Theory line the entrance to the Loudoun County School Board headquarters, in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S. June 22, 2021. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
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