Loudoun County disputes criticisms after simulation depicting parents as terrorists

In a closed-door training session hours after a student was allegedly killed in an accident involving a staff member, the Loudoun County school board hired around 30 actors to simulate “terrorist activity” at a school board meeting triggered by parents, according to WJLA reporter Nick Minock. Citing sources in the room, Minock said the Jan. 13 training involved one of the “parents” bringing a gun into the room, causing the rest to begin “screaming, running, and yelling.” The staff members were instructed on how to respond.

Notably, one of the “parents” was named Mr. Smith. At a real school board meeting in 2021, LCSB Superintendent Scott Ziegler had a real parent named Scott Smith arrested at a school board meeting after he showed up to