Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic

The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets. In Tuesday’s elections in Virginia, the far right is fighting to gain control of more local offices — often school boards — while the left claws back with cries of “fascism.” “Just bananas,” a Spotsylvania School Board candidate with Democratic support says of the local fight over education.

Related Keywords

United States ,Spotsylvania County ,Virginia ,Spotsylvania ,Goochland County ,Rockingham County ,New York ,Fredericksburg ,South Carolina ,America ,Virginians ,Serkan Gurbuz ,Rabih Abuismail ,Fabiana Parker ,Toni Morrison ,Mark Taylor ,Glenn Youngkin ,Dale Swanson ,Michelle Obama ,Kirk Twigg ,Tom Eichenberg ,Elisa Phelps ,Frank Morgan ,Jordan Lynch ,Heather Drane ,Rappahannock Conservative Women Coalition ,Spotsylvania School Board ,Associated Press ,Civil War ,Rappahannock Conservative Women ,Tamara Quick ,School Board ,School Board Candidates ,School Board Meetings ,School Libraries ,School Boards ,Board Members ,Public Education ,