ABOUT MAJOR 4 APS
Independent Candidate for School Board
FIRST LITIGATION AGAINST SCHOOL CLOSURES AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE
On May 17, 1954, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the U.S. Supreme Court had found that "education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments", and had concluded that where t "where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms."
And, on April 19, 2024, almost 70 years after the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, a member of the Arlington NAACP, filed a motion to dismiss a case brought to compel an investigation into the arbitrary and capricious closure of the Arlington Public Schools (APS), averring that the prosecutor had no duty to investigate a conspiracy to violate the civil rights of almost 30,000 children, 90% of the school-age children in the County of Arlington, a case now in Richmond before the Court of Appeals.
It was the first and only litigation in the nation brought to challenge the COVID-19 pandemic response in public schools, and departing APS Vice Chair David Priddy, in epitaph to his service stated at his last school board meeting, "We will always be linked to Covid and our response to it."
Major Mike Webb, described by former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as a "litigation hobbyist", although not a parent, brought that case.
PRIORITIES AND VISION
Major Webb is an independent candidate for school board, focused upon improving performance and outcomes, increasing school choice options, including public charter schools and prioritizing a plan to address the learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic response.
As an independent candidate, he brings to the table a long record of experience in leadership and innovation, thriving in challenging environments. His vision includes empowering educators, engaging parents, and ensuring that every student has access to high-quality education that meets their individual needs.
MISSION STATEMENT
Empowering Education and Commanding Performance
As an alumnus of the prestigious Washington & Lee University, earning his baccalaureate degree not in politics, but public policy, Major's political campaign began and remains focused upon achievement of defined objectives. Unlike other typical campaigns discussing generalities, Major's mission is to attain discrete, defined objectives: 1) compel mammograms for students who may have breast cancer because of the COVID-19 vaccines; 2) prompt a commission to determine public charter schools that may provide better outcomes in the public school system; 3) enforce budget discipline by voting down the next school board bond issue; 4) improve outcomes by decreasing the disparity between White and non-White holders of s baccalaureate degree in the progressive and most educated municipality in Virginia, and 5) with the assistance of the first and only case brought to challenge the pandemic response, address the resulting learning loss and hold APS leaders accountable.