Virginia voters are gearing up for a day at the polls Tuesday as the general election for control of the state legislature becomes the first major bellwether of the 2024 election.
Education ranks at the top of the list for many parents in the Old Dominion State, particularly on the heels of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's longstanding calls for transparency and preservation of parental rights made headlines since he took command of the issue even before assuming office.
"Parents are in charge," Daniel Cortez, a Virginia independent voter and Vietnam veteran, told "FOX & Friends First" Monday. "Look at what happened in Loudoun County… seven opioid-related overdoses, and they didn't tell the parents. That's what, sadly, liberals get wrong."
Rachel Pagani, a Loudoun County parent, has been a firsthand witness to the battle between parents and the district that has consistently remained embroiled in controversy stemming from its transgender bathroom policy to critical race theory instruction.
