School District Infamous For Trans Bathroom Scandal Elects Independent Vowing To Protect Girls

Conservative school board candidate Amy Riccardi beat incumbent Arben Istrefi in Loudoun County on Tuesday in a race defined by the district’s stance on gender identity.

Loudoun County has openly defied Trump administration’s Title IX enforcement order to protect women’s sports, bathrooms and locker rooms, choosing instead to allow biological males to access girls’ spaces despite numerous scandals. Riccardi will now join Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) member Deana Griffiths as the only two members willing to protect female students.

Riccardi beat Istrefi 51.54% to 47.62%, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.

Riccardi’s campaign website declares she intends to revise the school board’s policy to comply with state and federal laws, and to hold administrators accountable for student performance.

“For too long, the LCPS Administrative Office has not been held accountable for student outcomes and performance,” Riccardi’s policy priorities read. “Current School Board members have rubber-stamped administrative decisions without any oversight for a $2B budget and continue to approve salary and budget increases despite the decrease in student enrollment. As your tax bill increases, student academic performance decreases. We need to right this ship.”

The Trump administration in July concluded a months-long investigation