Virginia Dad Outraged Over School Board's Attempt to Shut Out Parents

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Virginia Dad Outraged Over School Board's Attempt to Shut Out Parents
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A Virginia dad convicted then pardoned by Gov. Glenn Youngkin for protesting the Loudoun County School Board expressed outrage Thursday over the group's latest bid to 'shut' out parents. The board voted to turn cameras off during public comment portion of meetings, only providing audio and closed captioning. The dad criticized the board for going against their campaign promises of transparency and unity.

A Virginia dad convicted then pardoned by Gov. Glenn Youngkin for protesting the Loudoun County School Board expressed outrage Thursday over the group's latest bid to 'shut' out parents. Last week, the board voted along party lines to turn cameras off during the public comment portion of meetings, according to FOX5. When the new policy takes effect in April, it will only provide audio and closed captioning during that portion of the meeting.

LOUDOUN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT ZIEGLER FIRED AFTER GRAND JURY REPORT ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS 'We have nine new school board members this year, and every one of them campaigned on transparency and less division, and this is absolutely the opposite of what they all campaigned on,' Scott Smith told 'America's Newsroom.' 'They've let us down. They haven't done what they've said, and they're just trying to shut us ou

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