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Residents press Goochland school board over equity policy repeal, superintendent firing
Summary
Dozens of residents used the public-comment period to criticize the school board’s recent actions, including the repeal of the division’s equity policy and the no‑cause removal of the prior superintendent, and to demand transparency and protection of student records.
At the Goochland County School Board’s regular meeting, multiple residents used the public‑comment period to criticize recent board actions and to demand clarity about the district’s direction and use of student information.
The speakers focused on three recurring themes: the board’s repeal of the district equity policy, the abrupt removal of the prior superintendent and the public’s access to and protection of student records. Christina Page, a District 2 resident and mother of a Goochland Middle School student, opened the sequence and asked the board to “please articulate your vision,” saying recent actions had left many residents “confused, concerned, and deeply distrustful.”
Several speakers singled out the superintendent’s removal and its cost to taxpayers. Jen (Jennifer)…
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