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Feb 15 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Brenda Sheridan is one of many school-board members across the country to receive death threats amid controversies over COVID-19 protections, anti-racism efforts and bathroom policies 1/4 reut.rs/3HRTBAB Image
WARNING - OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: Sheridan, former chair of the Loudoun County, Virginia, school board, received more than 100 hostile messages documented by Reuters, many threatening to kill her or calling for her death 2/4
WARNING - OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: In June she received a threat saying, ‘Brenda, I am going to gut you like the fat f‑‑‑ing pig you are when I find you.’ 3/4 Image
School officials reported many threats to law enforcement, but no one has been charged for sending the messages. A few people have been arrested for unruly or threatening behavior at board meetings 4/4 Read more via @specialreports 👉 reut.rs/3HRTBAB Image

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