School Board Member's Jan. 6 Arrest Fractures Community

Sitting at the head of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, is a city steeped in the history of the Civil War, known as the “shuttlecock of the Confederacy” because it changed hands so many times.

There is a new battle brewing there now: a bitter debate over whether a school board member charged for allegedly taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, among other infractions, should resign his seat.

At the center of this modern maelstrom is Miles Adkins, who was elected to the Frederick County board as an independent in 2021. Some residents see Adkins as a hard-working American patriot; others angrily denounce him and call for his ouster.

While Adkins has been a controversial figure since he took office, things really came to a head after he was arrested in late February for allegedly breaching the Capitol three years ago and swilling Coors Light and Fireball during the riot. At the March 19 meeting of the board, Marine Corps veteran Robert Patton stepped up to the podium and demanded Adkins step down.

“I feel that he has disgraced himself, his family, the citizens of Frederick County, and the country,” Patton said. “You can no longer be an effective leader of the school board when you display poor judgment and a lack of honor and integrity.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/school-board-member-miles-adkins-jan-6-arrest-fractures-frederick-county-virginia

Certainly not someone I'd want on MY school board!