Fairfax Schools Sues Special-Ed Parents, Demanding ‘Damages’ For Publicizing Embarrassing Records The Schools Gave Themhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/fcps-sues-special-ed-parents-for-possessing-embarrassing-records-mcauliffeSoon after The Daily Wire published an investigation that was unflattering to Democratic politician Terry McAuliffe and the Fairfax County Public Schools, FCPS filed legal action against the story’s source: the mother of a special-ed parent who relayed records that the school system provided to her under public records laws.
It also sued another mother of a special-needs student who runs a blog that published portions of the records. The documents are billing records showing how FCPS paid Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm that hired now-Virginia gubernatorial candidate McAuliffe as a top advisor, to do much of what parents say is the school system’s dirty work, including seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by special-ed parents who allege that their children were systematically physically abused by educators.
"Public records" are, by definition
PUBLIC. This frivolous lawsuit is a grossly obvious lawfare SLAPP lawsuit. If the State of Virginia has an anti-SLAPP law these parents should countersue every member of this school board, in their public and private capacities.
