In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, a turbulent chapter in the school district’s history may soon be coming to a close, but not without a final controversy.

A school board member recently demanded to see the credentials and qualifications

for Superintendent Clint Mitchell, who has been on the job for nearly 18 months.

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He’s the school district’s first Black school superintendent. He’s also an immigrant and now a U.S. citizen.

“I decided that I needed to set the record straight,” Mitchell said.

Since he began as superintendent last year, Mitchell says he’s has been subjected to racist

emails, threats and now the challenge to his credentials.

Mitchell says school board member Lisa Phelps cited the Immigration and Custom

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