Fairfax County sure has some sore losers. Just a week ago Garry Baise, who lost his bid for Gerry Connolly’s chairman seat, sued the federal government because of the aerial rail line through Tysons. Now Christine Arakelian, who also lost the 2007 election, has filed a complaint against Hunter Mill school board member Stu Gibson. The complaint alleges Gibson publicized private information about her child.
The Virginia Department of Education has made a ruling siding with Christine Arakelian, but it is non binding, and Arakelian has asked that he resign but has not decided if she will further pursue the matter. Fairfax County Public Schools has 30 days to appeal the ruling, but it is not known weather they would do so.
At stake is a claim that Gibson twice disclosed information about her child, who is enrolled in the public school system. One of the times he allegedly disclosed this information with an interview in the Fairfax Times. Gibson claims Arakelian disclosed the information to him when asking how the school system could best attend to the needs of her child who is what she calls “Learning disabled in some areas, and gifted and talented in others.” Gibson says he never requested information on Arakelian’s child from county records.
Gibson defeated Arakelian by about 60 points. Arakelian did best in precincts that felt they would be negatively affected by school redistricting that would redirect their children to South Lakes.
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