Jan. 5 Motions Hearing Set in Removal Case Against School Board Chairwoman

A motions hearing in the removal campaign against School Board Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) is set for Jan. 5, and a three-day jury trial is scheduled for March 21-23, should the case advance that far.

During a Monday morning hearing, Circuit Court Judge Jeannette A. Irby reviewed the motions field in the case, including those filed on behalf of the recall petition organizer Fight for Schools to intervene in the case and to disqualify the Loudoun commonwealth’s attorney from prosecuting the case. Sheridan’s attorney submitted a motion to quash the civil lawsuit.

Irby is expected to sort through those issues during the Jan. 5 hearing, as well as to receive information on whether the signatures on the removal petitions have been certified by the Office of Elections as meeting the required threshold of at least 10% of the number of registered Sterling District voters who participated in Sheridan’s 2019 election. Until a motion to intervene on the behalf of the petitioners is granted, the only parties in the case are the commonwealth, and Sheridan as the defendant. Fight for Schools organized removal petitions for five School Board members. Removal petitions were also filed against Vice Chairwoman Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian) and Leesburg District representative Beth Barts, who has since resigned… (Excerpts from Loudoun Now)