No School Board at Back to School Nights

I have kids at five different LCPS schools this year, in addition the schools I represent. This fall at your Back to School nights you'll receive a welcome from the principal, a plea for volunteers from the parent-teacher organization, a plea for contributions from the Loudoun Education Foundation. You'll be itching to get to the end of the speeches and get to your kid's classrooms. At least there's one less speech this year than usual:

From Dr. Hatrick to principals:

Please do not invite School Board members to speak at your Back to School nights or to make videos ahead of time to be aired at those meetings. School Board members will attend these events and mix informally with parents if they wish to do so, but they do not have a Bond Referendum to discuss, which is their reason for speaking in previous years. We want to be careful not to have your Back to School Night become a "political" forum that could potentially be open to a number of elected officials or candidates. If you have already extended such an invitation please politely withdraw it.