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The referendum would have changed the school board from a body appointed by the county’s board of supervisors, to a body elected directly by the voters. It ultimately lost by

Let's be real: The current appointed system is awash in politics. The Hanover County Republican Committee is leading the charge against the elected school board — an odd anti-vote posture for a political organization, but on brand with the voter suppression mode of the modern GOP. But its arguments to keep the current system don't hold up under scrutiny.

Librarians have been directed to use a freshly approved tool as the first authority for reviewing school books. That tool has been criticized for being an unprofessional source of information.

Through the efforts of a small group of dedicated community members, interest in Patrick Henry is returning to Hanover.

In 1992, Virginia became the last state in the nation to allow elected school boards. Most locales leapt at the chance. But not Hanover.