Fairfax County school board members sacrifice students’ stability for equity in redistricting policy

On July 18, in the middle of the summer when families are on vacation and school board members usually pass their most controversial policies, parents filled the auditorium at a Fairfax County school board meeting in protest of the county’s redistricting overhaul, Policy 8130.

The school board members likely already knew what they were going to do walking into that meeting. Despite overwhelming protest from community members, they passed the policy as intended. Multiple families’ objections at the dais fell on deaf ears.