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Loudoun County Public Schools diversity council in Virginia threatened to “silence” any parents who voice opposition to the affluent school district’s inclusion of critical race theory in its curriculum.
In a series of now-deleted social media posts, The Loudoun County Public Schools Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (LCPSMSAAC) threatened that they “can and will silence the opposition” of their mission dedicated to “advancing equity through action.” The posts, which encouraged people to avoid “sow[ing] seeds of untruths, hate, and distrust,” were reshared by at least one school board member.
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“There is strength in numbers & we believe wholeheartedly, that united, we can & will silence the opposition. We ask that you please support our call to action by engaging in these 5 small, but impactful actions to help us in our mission of Advancing Equity Through Action!” the now-deleted tweet read.
Shortly after the initial posts were removed, LCPSMSAAC tweeted that the original statement “was shared in error.”
“It was a personal statement taken out of context and not at all reflective of the MSAAC committee or LCPS as a whole, and does not align with our mission and goals,” the group argued in a Twitter thread. “We are fully supportive and welcoming of all opposing views and the rights of those who hold them to be able to express them in a civil manner. We do not condone violence nor threats of violence.
Loudoun Parents for Education (LPE) condemned the diversity council’s original tweet as an“official state action to harass and intimidate Loudoun County students and parents in the free exercise of their First Amendment rights.”
“Loudoun County Public Schools, which isn’t even open full time, is spending its time and taxpayer resources on a curriculum parents don’t want, and then pushing out calls to action to silence anyone that opposes that curriculum,” LPE’s Ian Prior said in a press release.
The Virginia Project, a political action committee, also condemned the original post by LCPSMSAAC as “outrageous.”
“This being a compounding and authorization of the ‘enemies list’ activity and an official act by LCPS explicitly seeking to deny our First Amendment rights and outrageously calling citizens an ‘opposition’, we will be suing LCPS for billions,” David Gordon of the Virginia Project told the Daily Caller.
The controversial tweet follows the recent discovery of a 624-member private Facebook group named “Anti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County” where parents and school board members created a list of other district parents “suspected of disagreeing with school system actions, including its teaching of controversial racial concepts — with a stated purpose in part to ‘infiltrate,’ use ‘hackers’ to silence parents’ communications, and ‘expose these people publicly.’”
In a recent Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting, one mother reprimanded the board members, supervisors, and other school administrators who were members of the Facebook group and remained complicit when the list circulated.
“You all remained silent while this mob blacklisted several of your constituents,” the mother said. “I was personally attacked. My name, my first name, my last name, where my son goes to school, who my husband is, where I live, and three pictures of me were all on that Facebook page … Beth Barts, you incited this mob. I blame you for these people, including teachers to come after us because we have different opposing views. Have you not learned your lesson yet? … We’ve had enough of your shenanigans. Put our children first.”
Barts, along with five other board members, face a recall election for “neglect of duty, misuse of office, and incompetence in the performance of their duties” for their roles in the doxxing “anti-racist” Facebook group.
Nick Grzeda
Supervisor - Computer Science
Nick Grzeda is the Computer Science Supervisor in LCPS. While committed and engaged in all things Ed Tech since 2014, Nick worked collaboratively with colleagues in LCPS and around the Commonwealth of Virginia to establish three Lighthouse Computer Science Immersion Elementary Schools as well as finding way to integrate Computer Science Standards into grades K-8. Nick is a member of the Computer Science Advisory Board for Virginia, a member of the Planning Committee for the CSforVA Computer Science Summit, and an EdCampNoVA Founding Member.
Kristina Lee
Experiential Learning Coordinator- Computer Science
Kristina Lee is the Computer Science Experiential Learning Coordinator at LCPS. Kristina has worked in education for six years. Kristina’s career background include a higher education adminsitrator in Residence Life/Student Housing, Student Conduct and most recently in Career Services. Kristina’s role at LCPS is to create expriential learning opportunities to bridge the gap between computer science education and the Tech Talent workforce pipeline.
Sharon Brandon
Instructional Facilitator Of Computer Science (Middle School)
Sharon Brandon has been an educator in Northern Virginia her whole professional career, predominantly teaching and facilitating in Loudoun County Public Schools. She has extensive education and experience focused in both elementary & middle schools. A passionate curiosity has made her a lifelong learner with a desire to instill the same passion for learning in others. Her mission is to promote authentic, meaningful instructional experiences for all students, incorporating computer science & computational thinking principles within every domain.
Shawn DeLuca
Instructional Facilitator Of Computer Science (Elementary School)
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Mr. DeLuca has worked in the field of education for almost 20 years. During his time as a classroom teacher, he was able to integrate coding and robotics into his daily lesson plans. Students in his class learned how to code using Scratch and Microsoft Make-Code. They also worked with LEGO EV-3 robotics and Minecraft EDU. Outside of the classroom, Mr. DeLuca has been an advocate for computer science integration and has presented at the Code to the Future Conference, the Future of Education Technology Conference, and Inspire Loudoun. As an Instructional Facilitator of Computer Science, Mr. DeLuca works with teachers and students to help integrate computer science and computational thinking strategies into their classroom.
Rebecca Gratz
Instructional Facilitator Of Computer Science (Elementary School)
Becca just finished her 9th year of teaching, and her 3rd year in Loudoun County. She has a Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications, Event Planning from Frostburg State University. She then went on to pursue a Master of Arts in Elementary Education, also from Frostburg State. She began her teaching career in pre-k special education in West Virginia for a year before transferring to third grade where she taught for 7 years. Becca’s passion lies in Computer science and PBL. Becca holds several certifications that include Google Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, MaKey MaKey Ambassador, FlipGrid CE, SEE (SMART Exemplary Educator), Prodigy Champion Educator, and BrainPOP Certified Educator, along with several more. She enjoys speaking to teachers about the wonders of plugging in their classrooms, and the benefits to all learners – especially those in a PL classroom. Some of her favorite CS tools include the MaKey MaKey, Hummingbirds, and Dash Robots. Becca has presented at conferences around the US, including FETC, ISTE, and digitally for BrainPOP Educators around the globe.
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Mike Speidel
Instructional Facilitator Of Computer Science (Middle School)
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Mike Speidel has worked in the field of education for over 20 years. During his time as a educator he has held positions as a classroom teacher, school based professional developer, district based professional developer, Instructional Designer for LCPS’s Virtual High School, and Aerospace Educator based at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Outside of the classroom, Mike has been an advocate for educational technology & computer science integration. He has presented at multiple educational conferences and has served on the executive board of VSTE as Vice President and Treasurer. In his current role Mike works with teachers and students to help integrate computer science and computational thinking strategies into their Middle School classrooms.