Fairfax Co. superintendent describes possible consequences if federal funding gets frozen

Days after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that Fairfax and Arlington Public Schools hoped would prevent federal money from being frozen, both Northern Virginia school districts have filed an appeal.

And Fairfax County Schools’ Superintendent Michelle Reid is warning about what’s at stake if the divisions don’t receive the funds.

“It harms our most vulnerable children,” Reid told WTOP on Wednesday. “And in this case, tens of thousands of our most vulnerable children.”

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