IN-DEPTH: School Boards Crucial to Restoring Public Education in Virginia, Conservatives Say

There are nearly 400 school board seats on the ballot in Virginia this year

A sign for Loudoun County School Board candidate Michael Rivera in Purcellville, Va., on June 2, 2023. Masooma Haq/The Epoch Times

Virginia school boards have garnered significant attention over the past two years due to a parent’s arrest during a Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting and allegations of a cover-up regarding sexual assaults in school bathrooms.

These incidents have underscored just how powerful school boards are.