On Wednesday, Karl Frisch, a Democratic member of the Fairfax County School Board, was sworn in for his second term not on a Bible, but on a stack of banned LGBTQ children’s books.
Frisch, who is the Vice Chair of the Board and soon-to-be Chair, is both the first LGBTQ+ individual elected to local office in Fairfax County—Virginia’s largest—and one of the few openly LGBTQ+ school board members across the Commonwealth, according to Blue Virginia.
“I am grateful for the trust Providence District families have placed in me, and with tonight’s Oath, I commit to standing strong for these values and advancing these priorities with my new and returning colleagues.”
“I’m told that Fairfax County School Board members brought whatever books they wanted to their swearing-in, were NOT told specifically to bring a religious book and were NOT provided one. Apparently, only one or two members were sworn in on a Bible, while some weren’t sworn in on any book at all,” the news outlet reported.
JUST IN: Fairfax County school board member Karl Frisch is sworn in on a stack of books titled: Gender Queer, All Boys Arent Blue, Flamer, and others depicting the gay, sexualization of children..
IS THIS WHO WE WANT MAKING DECISIONS ON THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN?
One of… pic.twitter.com/kZdgc9louS
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) December 15, 2023
Fischer was not the only individual to participate in this outrageous swearing-in method. Karen Smith, recently appointed as the Central Bucks school board president in Pennsylvania, also took her oath of office on Monday, choosing a stack of banned children’s books instead of the traditional Bible.
Karen Smith, the new Central Bucks school board president in Pennsylvania, was sworn in Monday not on a Bible — but on a stack of frequently banned books. pic.twitter.com/RR6QPb5Hxa
— The Recount (@therecount) December 6, 2023
