FCPS’s “Women’s History Month” Proclamation Says a Lot
Almost all meetings of the FCPS School Board include one or more “proclamations” to recognize noteworthy people or events, such as the 100th anniversary of a school, black heritage month, school custodians, LGBTQIA+ pride month, immigration heritage month, etc. A recent proclamation caught my eye because it underscores the ideological bias that permeates FCPS. The…
Read MoreInternal FCPS Document Finally Confirms Unlawful Self-Dealing by School Board
In May 2025, the Fairfax County Times reported that the School Board, at a closed meeting in February, had secretly authorized its members to hire personal “staff directors” at salaries exceeding $120,000 per year. Fairfax Schools Monitor was concerned because Virginia law requires all discussions of subjects like this to be made open meetings, not…
Read MoreSpecial Election for School Board — Voting Now!
A special election for an open seat on the FCPS School Board is underway and will culminate with in-person voting next Tuesday, March 3. The open seat represents the Braddock District. The position became available when the prior office-holder resigned to run for the county Board of Supervisors. To vote in this special election, you…
Read MoreFCPS Is Spending Megabucks to Defend Discrimination Against Girls
While the Fairfax County Public School System (FCPS) is facing serious budgetary problems, it continues to spend millions of dollars defending its discriminatory transgender policies, which trample on the rights of parents and 99+% of the girls in the school system. FCPS has one of the most radical transgender policies in the nation. It…
Read MoreFLECAC: Good News, For Now
Fairfax Schools Monitor has learned through the Superintendent’s office that no changes will be made in the current fiscal year to the sex education curriculum in FCPS. This is good news, as most revisions in recent years have exposed young children to controversial concepts, including transgender ideology, that should not be taught in elementary grades. …
Read MoreFCPS Case Study in Hiding the Ball
FCPS can make life difficult for those seeking transparency, as this story illustrates. The facts will eventually emerge, although at significant cost, time and effort. Back in February, the School Board decided to allow each of its members to hire additional staffers for themselves. Perhaps they truly needed more help. The problem, though, is that…
Read MoreFCPS v. Department of Education: Who Will Win?
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) filed suit last Friday in the federal district court in Alexandria to prevent the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from restricting federal funding for its schools. DOE had determined that the transgender policies of FCPS and four other Northern Virginia school districts violate Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments…
Read MoreFCPS Renews “Pilot Program” Putting Boys and Girls in Combined Sex-Ed Classes
Sex education instruction has traditionally been taught to elementary- and middle-schoolers in separate classes for boys and girls, but in the recently completed academic year FCPS implemented a controversial “pilot program” combining the two sexes. Fairfax Schools Monitor has learned that this program has been renewed for the 2025-26 academic year. Background of the Controversy…
Read MoreFCPS Plans to Spend Tax $$$ Defending Its Discrimination Against Girls.
On July 25, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded a five-month investigation into the transgender policies of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and four other Northern Virginia school districts (Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William). It announced that all five jurisdictions are violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of…
Read MoreFairfax School Board Members Vote in Unlawful Secret Meeting to Benefit Themselves
The Fairfax County School Board never ceases to amaze. A body that’s supposed to be transparent is anything but. A vivid example occurred earlier this year when the Board held a secret session to authorize expenditures that personally benefitted its members and that would have been very controversial if known to the public. A May…
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