Woke school boards forget what their main responsibility is

School board members across the nation have the important responsibilities of ensuring that public school students receive a quality education, managing the district’s senior staff, and approving the budget. Too often, these elected officials neglect their duties in favor of a heavily politicized agenda. Fairfax County, Virginia, is no exception.

Despite a multitude of problems in Fairfax County’s public schools, the board members of Virginia’s largest school district are focused on their political initiatives at the expense of their primary duties. Last week, for example, Fairfax County’s school board voted 12-0 to pass an LGBT history resolution that “proclaims October 2024 as LGBTQIA+ History Month in Fairfax County Public Schools.”