In case you missed it, a parent’s public comment given at a Prince William County Public Schools School Board meeting in Virginia has garnered more than 150,000 views in the last two days since All Virginia News posted it online. The speaker, Dr. Kimberly Mehlman‑Orozco, is a criminologist and author known for her work related to human trafficking who also happens to be a Prince William County parent.
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Mehlman‑Orozco is scheduled to speak again at the board’s meeting this evening. If you’re unable to attend, the division’s site states that “meetings can also be watched live on Comcast channel 18, Verizon Fios channel 36, or www.pwcs.edu/pwcstv (click on the “Watch the PWCS-TV livestream” link).”
During her viral comment, Mehlman‑Orozco alleged that division officials offered her a $20,000 settlement on the condition that she drop her complaints and sign a nondisclosure agreement that would prevent her and her student from discussing alleged violations. She claimed she recorded a conversation with a teacher who acknowledged violations of her daughter’s rights but warned that she would deny the conversation if questioned. Mehlman‑Orozco further asserted that instead of addressing the problems, the board spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on attorneys to bury the complaints while offering a “pittance” settlement to secure her silence.
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