Battle over High School Crossing Guards Divides Fairfax County Leaders

Fairfax County board chair calls official derogatory term in screenshotted text

The head of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors called a school board member a derogatory term in a text message and was called out by every member of the county’s General Assembly delegation. Jeff McKay referred to Melanie Meren as a bimbo, which the delegation called offensive and sexist. During an ongoing budget beef, McKay texted Meren on Wednesday. The text included a screenshot of Meren’s newsletter, which says the board of supervisors d…

Battle over high school crossing guards divides Fairfax County leaders

Crossing guards will no longer be assigned to Fairfax County high schools starting in the fall, a shift that has some parents and elected officials in the Northern Virginia suburb concerned about student safety. The guards will continue to work at the county’s three secondary schools and at the district’s elementary and middle schools. The change is tied to the county’s fiscal 2027 budget, and it’s the second consecutive budget cycle that crossi…

Chairman McKay lashes out at school board member over budget criticism

The growing tension between Fairfax County's government and schools leaders over funding spilled into public view yesterday (Wednesday) when Hunter Mill District School Board Representative Melanie Meren shared a hostile text exchange with Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay. In response to a May 7 newsletter where Meren criticized the Board of Supervisors for eliminating

Calls for Chairman Jeff McKay to step down after calling a school board member ‘bimbo’

Some Fairfax County residents are calling on Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay to resign after an incident in which he called a female school board member a “bimbo.” It’s an incident, they say, that violates Fairfax County's “bullying policy.”