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Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | July 22, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — This week, at Fairfax County, Virginia’s school board meeting, the Muslim community made a stand against gender ideology and sexually explicit materials in public schools.  Thoraia Hussein, a mother of six children who attend the district’s public schools, spoke at the dais to school board members in front […]

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | July 17, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — Last week, I sent an email to Fairfax County Public Schools leaders, inquiring whether they intend to implement President Joe Biden’s revisions to Title IX on Aug. 1. It’s a simple question with a “yes” or “no” answer. But, as with many other important decisions involving our children, the district’s

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | June 27, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — The disconnect between Fairfax County Public Schools leadership’s words and actions would be almost funny if their antics did not involve children. While they strive to put race at the center of every educational lesson and policy consideration, they are ironically omitting it as they discuss

Pictured: Fairfax County School Board Chairman Karl Frisch Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | June 25, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — This Thursday, the Fairfax County School Board is set to vote on controversial changes to the district’s sex education curriculum. The vote likely will include whether to start instruction on gender ideology in elementary school, as recommended by the district’s

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | June 11, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — In Fairfax County’s public schools, where drug possession on school grounds does not necessarily result in suspensions, political infractions, such as attending school maskless or “misgendering” peers, have been severely punished. Fairfax County’s code of conduct transcends “the science.” Even students in elementary school know from the highly

The left’s strategy is to redefine words that have clear definitions while being intentionally vague about terms like ‘marginalized groups.’ Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | May 28, 2024 (The Federalist) — With the rise of leftist, anti-Israel protests on college campuses, Americans increasingly recognize the dangers of the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) cancer in higher education.

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | May 23, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — Last week, Fairfax County’s school board members sent an email to the district’s residents soliciting feedback in a survey on the proposed changes to the family life education curriculum. The school board’s appointed Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee members’ recommendations for this year include gender identity instruction in elementary school and

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | May 17, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — The terms “marginalized group” and “protected class” are being used to hold some students’ interests, access to resources, and safety above others in Fairfax County’s public schools. Earlier this week, I requested information from Nardos King, the district’s chief equity officer, about the definitions and operationalization details for the

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | May 15, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — On May 9, Fairfax County’s school board held its regular meeting during which the board was scheduled to discuss the recommendations of its appointed Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee, or FLECAC. Fairfax County’s school board members, however, skipped the vote on the committee’s recommended changes to