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Residents press Chesterfield board to push board member to step down over violent social-media remark
Summary
At the Oct. 14 Chesterfield County School Board meeting, dozens of public commenters urged the board to demand that board member Dodd/Dot Heffron resign immediately over a social-media post that several speakers described as celebrating violence; speakers also praised the board's recent action and urged faster removal rather than waiting until year-end.
Dozens of residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 14 Chesterfield County School Board meeting to demand immediate action after a board member posted a social-media message that several speakers said advocated violence.
Speakers at the podium repeatedly called for the board member's immediate resignation rather than waiting until the end of the year, and several commenters praised the board's earlier response. "I would ask that she even resigns, as of today and not receive a paycheck," said Britt Holland, a resident of the Cloverhill area. "The fact that that seat is empty, I think, is probably the best for the residents of Cloverhill." (Britt Holland, public commenter.)
Why it matters: The remarks dominated the meeting's public-comment period,…
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