Virginia Gov. Youngkin pardons dad who erupted over high school ‘coverup’ of daughter’s sex assault
The governor — now mobilizing for a competitive off-year state legislative election — has cast himself a champion of parental rights in education
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Sunday he pardoned a dad who angrily protested a Loudoun County school’s handling of his daughter’s sexual assault.
Scott Smith, a plumber who erupted at a rowdy school board meeting on June 22, 2021 — reportedly unleashing a storm of profanities — was arrested and subsequently convicted of disorderly conduct. ---More...
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