Behind the Scenes of the Effort to Recall Six Pro-Critical Race Theory Loudoun County School Board Members
Virginia | June 17, 2021
Parents are organizing to recall six members of the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) School Board who kept schools closed and reportedly allowed and encouraged Critical Race Theory curriculum. LCPS parent Ian Prior – one of the leaders behind Fight For Schools, the recall effort – informed The Virginia Star that they have secured more than the 10 percent of votes each member obtained during the last election – and they’ve been busy gathering more.
“At last count last Sunday, we were at 60 percent for Beth Barts, 54 percent for Ian Serotkin, 42 percent for Denise Corbo, 27 percent for Leslee King, 24 percent for Brenda Sheridan, and 20 percent for Atoosa Reaser. That was 10 days ago. People are out there collecting signatures: going door-to-door and attending events,” explained Prior. “We want to make sure that we have more signatures than required, which will obviously protect us from any challenges or whatnot. We’re still determining the best way forward.”
Sheridan is the board chair, and Reaser is the vice-chair. Prior said that Fight for Schools will publish an updated number of signatures early next week. He noted that they have multiple different strategies – none of which will occur next week or even next month. Prior clarified that this kind of effort will take months. The next biggest developments will likely occur around July or August.
The six members were part of a secret Facebook group, “Anti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County,” that advocated the doxxing and hacking of parents opposed to Critical Race Theory. None of the board members intervened at the time; since then, police have been investigating. That prompted Prior to found the nonpartisan group Loudoun Parents for Education (LPE) in March, he told The Star, with the goal of fighting against LCPS’s COVID-related school closures and Critical Race Theory curriculum. Prior and other parents have dubbed the Anti-Racist Parents members, “Chardonnay Antifa.” Soon after LPE formed, their group launched the campaign to recall the board members: Fight For Schools…
(Excerpts from The Virginia Star)