'Spiraling out of control': DC-area parents clamor for full return to classrooms Print this article LOUDOUN COUNTY, Virginia — For Carri Michon and Cheryl Onderchain, most of their “new normal” has involved wrestling with their local school board. The Virginia mothers have been religiously showing up in person to the Loudoun County School Board meetings since last summer, advocating for the full reopening of in-person learning for students despite the coronavirus pandemic. "We’re the voice of many, many, many people because somebody has to fight for the children," Michon told the Washington Examiner at one of the meetings. Loudoun County sits about 40 minutes outside of Washington, D.C., and is one of the wealthiest counties in the country, with a median household income of over $142,000. It has just begun sending students back to school part-time by using a hybrid model, in which students spend part of the week in class and the rest learning remotely.