Public education advocates, civil rights organizations, and district leaders have pointed to Elizabeth Schultz’s tenure as presenting a direct threat to public education, arguing that her vocal opposition to established inclusion standards and equity initiatives undermines student safety, institutional stability, and inclusive learning environment.
Shultz is a right wing culture warrior who will prioritize her own intolerance over the needs of Chesterfield Students.
In 2016 McInnes founded the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group .
The Proud Boys repackage White Supremecy under the lable "Western Chauvinism
The Proud Boys conducted multiple violent attacks on Democratic demonstrators in Portland OR, and New York NY.
Proud Boys armed counter-protestors attacked many demonstrations in the summer of 2020. Turning peaceful protests into violent brawls.
The Proud Boys helped coordinate the core attack on the Capitol on Jan 6. Their leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
On June 9th 2016, at 2:49:00 in this clip, Shultz went on an enraged rant attacking transgender children, claiming that Facebook had 55 genders and that Fairfax SHOULD discriminate against transgender kids.
Shultz argued on air that schools should teach "Both Sides" of the Holocaust. It's not surprising that she chose to say this on Sebastian Gorka's show. Gorka;
Is associated with "Vitézi Rend" a hungarian order that worked with Nazi Germany in WWII
Constantly espouses religious intolerance in his attacks on Islam
Opposes LGBTQ+ Rights to marriage and parent's rights
As Trump's lacky, has authored the policy that names Transgender people and their allies as potential terroists
On the air with Trump Ally Sebastian Gorka, looking to "both side" the murder of millions in the name of Fascism
Here Shultz equates opposition to racism as "CRT" and promotes book bans
Rejection of Standard Non-Discrimination Protections: In 2015, Schultz cast the sole vote on the Fairfax County School Board against adding sexual orientation and gender identity to district non-discrimination policies, breaking from established educational and civil rights norms supporting student protection.
Opposition to Transgender Student Inclusion: While major medical and educational organizations affirmed transgender inclusion as standard practice, Schultz campaigned aggressively against policies granting transgender students access to facilities matching their gender identity, framing accepted inclusive practices as radical departures from tradition.
Curriculum Resistance: She led efforts urging parents to opt students out of health and Family Life Education (FLE) modules covering gender identity and sexuality, advocating for staff conscientious-objector status to avoid teaching district-approved health curricula.
Imagine having a Twitter profile so toxic that you had to delete it and start over, even in the age of Elon Musk.
On Air with Sebastian Gorka: Trump ally with questionable ties to Hungarian Nazi organizations.
Campaign Against DEI Frameworks: Schultz repeatedly targeted district diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, opposing funding for anti-racism training and educational resources designed to support marginalized students.
National Anti-DEI Advocacy: As a Senior Fellow for Parents Defending Education, she leveraged her public platform to challenge equity-focused programming in school divisions nationwide.
Governance Friction: Her tenure was defined by persistent conflict with board colleagues and district administrators over core educational policies, drawing formal calls for her resignation from local community leaders in 2016 following controversial public statements.
Electoral Defeat: Following widespread pushback from parents and voters over her voting record, Schultz lost her 2019 FCPS re-election bid to Laura Jane Cohen.
Statewide and National Roles: She subsequently moved into policy roles within the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration and was appointed in 2022 as Virginia Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction, where she worked to roll back state-level inclusion guidelines for public schools.
Too Radical for her county, she was devisive enough for Youngkin and Sebastian Gorka