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Parents Notch Victory in Effort To Recall School Board Member Who Opposed Reopening Getty Images Alex Nester • July 19, 2021 6:30 pm
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A group of Fairfax County parents on Monday reached the signature threshold to recall a school board member who voted against reopening classrooms.
Open FCPS Coalition petitioned a Fairfax County Court judge to recall Elaine Tholen, who voted against reopening schools despite evidence that it was safe. The group collected more than 3,500 signatures from people who agreed Tholen was negligent in her duties to Fairfax County students, particularly those with special needs.
The effort to recall Tholen is the latest response of Fairfax County parents to school officials’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of parents opposed to the district’s embrace of critical race theory last month won seats on the Parent Teacher Student Association of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County’s elite, STEM