On June 22, 2021, more than 250 residents of a Virginia county piled into a local school board meeting. Most of them were there to voice their objections to a controversial critical race theory curriculum as well as proposed pro-transgender rules. Jon Tigges, a Loudoun County resident, was one of the concerned parents. He was due to make remarks during the public comment session, but the Loudoun County School Board cut the proceedings early, citing disruptive behavior from the crowd. But Tigges wanted to press on. “You could feel the tension in the room, and people started singing the national anthem,” he recalled the event to The Epoch Times. “It’s a public meeting; they have canceled the meeting. We have every right to continue to speak, whether they’re going to listen or not. There’s a whole bunch of cameras here. Let’s get the word out. Let’s let the rest of …