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1/12/11: Crystal Clear Conservative: Fairfax County School Board Sued Over E-mails

1/10/11:  Patch.com: Second Clifton Lawsuit claims FCPS repeatedly, intentionally violated the Virginia Freedom of Information Act

1/10/11:  Patch.com: Editor's Photo Gallery - Old School? You Decide

12/21/10: Connection: Who needs Wikileaks When We Have E-have email?

12/8/10: Judge rules on FCPS motion

11/24/10: Washington Post: Fairfax County school redistricting plans draw protests from parents

11/24/10: Connection LTE: Stop the Boundary Study

11/24/10: Connection LTE: Our Budget Too
             [FCS Note: the SWCO Boundary Study involves 23 schools and, at a minimum, over 17,500 elementary students)

11/24/10: Cafe Hayek: School Lessons

11/23/10: Connection: Judge Takes More Time on Clifton School Case

11/22/10: WAMU - National Public Radio: Fairfax Circuit Judge To Hear Arguments In Clifton School Closure Case

11/21/10: NOVA Common Sense: Bradsher pulls 2007 campaign website with Republican endorsement

11/20/10: NOVA Common Sense: Liz Bradsher in her own words – not a Republican

11/21/10: NOVA Common Sense: Bradsher had a duty to represent

11/21/10: RedNOVA8: Bradsher gives interview - cinches her split from GOP

11/20/10: Fairfax Station Patch: Bradsher on Clifton ES 'School Board saw all these people...didn't prove easy for them'

11/18/10: Connection LTE Acknowledge the Error

11/17/10: Fairfax Times: Clifton parents say proper public notice never given

11/12/10: ABC News 7: Fairfax Circuit Court hearing delayed by Judge to allocate more time due to 'seriousness of case'

11/4/10: Connection Newspapers LTE: Concerned Citizen - School Board Out of Touch

11/3/10: Fairfax Times LTE Where's Accountability in Boundary Study Process?

10/21/10: Connection Newspapers LTE Reverse Decision

10/21/10: Connection Newspapers LTE Fairfax County Deserves Better (full letter)

10/19/10: Annandale, VA: Group cites lack of transparency in FCPS community engagement process

10/18/10: Washington Examiner LTE Clifton Closure Based on Secret Deal (edited letter)

10/13/10: Fairfax Times LTE Decision to Close Clifton Elementary Still Stings

9/15/10: Washington Post BoS Chagrined, Turns Over More Funding to FCPS

8/12/10: LTE Connection Assertions v. Facts

8/11/10: Fairfax Times, Parents Faith in School System Betrayed by Board Members

8/10/10: Washington Post: Residents Sue Over Closure of Clifton ES

8/10/10: WTOP: Parents File Lawsuit Over Closure

8/9/10:  FCS Press Release: Lawsuit filed v. Board

8/6/10: South County Chronicle: Clifton Elementary Will Not Fade Lightly into Sunset

8/4/10: Fairfax Times LTE: School Board Unprepared to Make Decision

7/21/10: Fairfax Times: Clifton's Closure Offers Lessons to Parents, School Board

7/20/10: Washington Examiner OP-ED: School closing was neither fair, nor transparent

7/16/10: Connection NewspapersLTE School Board - Complete Lack of Consideration Afforded the Community

7/15/10: Connection Newspapera: Board Votes To Close Clifton Elementary

7/15/10: Connection Newspapers LTE: No Faith in School Board

7/14/10: Washington Examiner: Herrity has harsh words for School Board

7/14/10: Fairfax Times LTEs: Backlash on Clifton school closing

7/9/10: Washington Post: School Board Votes to Close Clifton Elementary

7/9/10: WJLA: Clifton Elementary School Will Close

7/9/10: WAMU News: Clifton Businesses Come to Grips with School Closure Decision

7/9/10: FCPS: Board Votes to Close Clifton
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1/8/11: School Board Being Sued For Violating Virginia Law
FCSB violated numerous laws by conducting ‘meetings’ in secrecy and depriving the public of an open meeting                          See novacommonsense.com

1/7/11: School Board Members’ Secret E-mails on Clifton Elementary Prompt Lawsuit Actions of School Board officials compel latest filing in Fairfax County Circuit Court                                                     See PRESS RELEASE

1/6/11: Obscuring the Truth "questionable behavior of some members of the School Board...neither an emotional reaction nor an emotional issue...county’s taxpayer base owns the schools..."          See Connection Newspapers LTE
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