Angry parents battling over critical race theory.
A lawsuit over the use of transgender students’ pronouns.
A raucous school board meeting.
Loudoun County, a wealthy area outside D.C., is fast becoming the face of the nation’s culture wars. Here’s why. wapo.st/2TIWTCw
A lawsuit over the use of transgender students’ pronouns.
A raucous school board meeting.
Loudoun County, a wealthy area outside D.C., is fast becoming the face of the nation’s culture wars. Here’s why. wapo.st/2TIWTCw
Conservative activists and pundits across the United States have weaponized critical race theory to claim that equity-conscious school systems are teaching children to hate one another, and White children to hate themselves. wapo.st/3jPVVim 
Some say it’s obvious why the county is in the spotlight: It’s a wealthy place, where parents have the resources for advocacy campaigns.
And it has a long history of racial hatred: its schools and community sites were among the last to desegregate. wapo.st/3dTBbm5
And it has a long history of racial hatred: its schools and community sites were among the last to desegregate. wapo.st/3dTBbm5
It is also a place in transition — the population rose by 150 percent over the past 20 years. A big reason for that is an influx of families of color. Plus, the politics are changing.
That mix, along with the pandemic, made Loudon “ripe for the picking.” wapo.st/2TIXjJ6
That mix, along with the pandemic, made Loudon “ripe for the picking.” wapo.st/2TIXjJ6
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