Fairfax pols consider dissolving school board

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Not getting along with your best friend? How about your girlfriend? Have you ever considered dissolving that relationship and replacing it with an entity backed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors? Who hasn’t?

That’s essentially what two Fairfax lawmakers are supporting, saying the Fairfax County school board is too flawed to function. The Washington Post reports that Republican Del. Tim Hugo drafted legislation to allow county supervisors to dissolve elected schools, but dropped it to spend more time thinking about the proposal. Republican Del. David Albo said that if Hugo files the bill next year — as in, Jaunary 2012 —he’ll endorse it.

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