An Arlington Public Schools parent wants his daughter back in class so badly, he plans to file a lawsuit against the district.
“We started the fundraising today, and we’ve already gotten a lot of great contributions from fellow parents,” Russell Laird told Fox 5 Wednesday, referring to a GoFundMe campaign launched in an effort to raise $10,000 that would be used to sue Arlington Public Schools. Laird writes on the page that the basis for the lawsuit is that “the Virginia constitution directs that ‘high quality education’ should be provided” to students.
“What is being done now is a direct willful violation, disregard of that language of the constitution because it has been proven thoroughly that what is being offered now, distance learning, is very ineffective,” he explained.
It’s not the first local lawsuit dealing with COVID closures. Others in Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Anne Arundel counties have sought to reopen restaurants, for instance. But it’s school closures that have Laird ready to fight.