Loudoun County School Board chair accuses parents of 'dog-whistle politics'

‘The Madness of Crowds’ author reacts to Virginia parents pushing back against CRT in Loudoun CountyParents in Loudoun County, Virginia, received an earful from school board Chair Brenda Sheridan, who refused to back down from controversial equity trainings and suggested opponents had engaged in "dog-whistle politics.""Tonight, the Loudoun County School Board meeting was interrupted by those who wish to use the public comment period to disrupt our work and disrespect each other," said Sheridan on Tuesday."Dog-whistle politics will not delay our work. We will not back down from fighting for the rights of our students and continuing our focus on equity."Her comments came at the end of a contentious school board meeting during which Sheridan and other board members left the room over a purported lack of decorum.LOUDOUN COUNTY VA PARENTS CALL OUT ‘WOKEST AND WORST SCHOOL BOARD IN AMERICA' AFTER MEETING ERUPTS INTO CHAOS"Public comment is not only welcome, but encouraged, during school board meetings," she said."The start time for tonight's meeting was even moved earlier to accommodate the anticipated volume of speakers. Those school board members continue to ignore the voice of the unsilent majority and deny what we all know - Loudoun County Public Schools is not a welcoming environment for students, parents, and teachers who put excellence in education before political activism in schools."For months, Loudoun parents have been showing up to school board meetings to protest what they see as racially divisive ideas in school trainings and materials. I am proud of all of our students and I stand with them."Parent Elizabeth Perrin asked: "What does it say when progressives view ‘their work’ as more important than parents, students, rule of law, and the First Amendment?" Mother Elicia Brand told Fox News that "Sheridan’s statement is disappointing and one sided, as most of the taxpayers, from both party affiliations and all races, in the room were there as parents to advocate for all children to have the highest standard of education, free from politics in the classroom, compelled speech, loss of agency,  applied shame or fear of persecution … All the families in the Loudoun County community matter, but the Board does not seem to acknowledge that.