"Polls consistently show that a lot of people are pretty happy with their local school districts, that they think that they're pretty well run," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. "And so, the loud school board hearings that you're seen around the Commonwealth, particularly in the outer ring suburban counties like Loudoun, are really reflective of those really motivated voters, people who will turn out anyway."

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