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point,” said Sen. Benjamin J. Lambert III, D-Richmond, who serves on the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee.
Del. David G. Brickley, sponsor of elected school board legislation said that although the system of appointed school boards had racial overtones when it was established in 1902, “I don’t believe district are established on the basis of race now.”
Since 1976, Brickley has introduced a bill that would permit the election of school board members in those localities where a majority of voters approve of it. Virginia is the only state that does not permit elected school boards.
In recent years, the legislation has gained momentum. A tie vote in the House Privileges and Elections Committee carried the bill over to next year.
“There is a recognition by politicians that more and more people are thinking in this direction,” said Dick Frank, president of the West Fairfax County Citizens Association. Last month the education committee of the WFCCA, an organization that represents 32 homeowners’ associations, unanimously supported the concept of elected school boards.
“We felt an elected school board made sense,” said Frank.
Brickley said he has not given up the fight for elected school boards.
“I think we’ll certainly see them after redistricting,” predicted Brickley. “We get closer and closer every year.”
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