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- June 9, 2022
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Teachers Say Loudoun County Public Schools Didn’t Renew Their Contract After Testifying to Grand Jury and Expressing Concern About Students’ Inappropriate Touching

Two Loudoun County Public Schools teachers said in a public comment period Tuesday that their contracts weren’t renewed after they were subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating the district and after their complaints about teachers being inappropriately touched. Erin Brooks said she had a student who was repeatedly touching teachers and students in a sexual […]

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- May 31, 2022
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Youngkin Signs Law That Involved Law Enforcement in School in School Crimes

As part of the 30 bills that Governor Youngkin recently signed into law, one of the notable ones is a Va. law that will require more school crimes to be reported to law enforcement. As reported by WTOP, the newly signed law will increase the number of school-based incidents reported to law enforcement and codifies […]

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- May 29, 2022
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Youngkin Takes Final Action on 30 Bills, Signs Loudoun School Board Bill Without Requirement to Make Board Run Again

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 23 bills and vetoed seven after the General Assembly voted to accept, accept in part, or reject Youngkin’s amendments to the original legislation. Although the Senate rejected Youngkin’s amendment to force the whole Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) to run again this year, Youngkin approved Delegate David Reid’s (D-Loudoun) underlying bill, […]

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- May 23, 2022
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Loudoun County School Board Sues To Halt Investigation

The Loudoun County School Board is seeking to halt the grand jury investigation,  convened by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, into its handling of sexual abuse cases that have taken place in its schools. As previously reported, the Loudoun County School Board is currently under investigation by a special grand jury, as per one of […]

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- May 5, 2022
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Circuit Court Dismisses One of the Convictions Against Father Arrested at June 2021 Loudoun School Board Meeting

The Loudoun County Circuit Court dismissed one of the convictions Scott Smith was facing after being arrested at a June 2021 Loudoun County School Board meeting. Smith, represented by State Senator Bill Stanley’s (R-Franklin) legal firm, asked the judge to recuse Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj from the case; a written opinion from the […]

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- April 29, 2022
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Virginia Dems Accuse Youngkin of Trying to ‘Subvert Democracy’

Democrats at the Virginia Senate on Thursday blocked an amendment from Governor Glenn Youngkin that would force the Loudoun County School Board to stand for re-election this year and accused Governor Youngkin of trying to subvert democracy by trying to hold the election. Youngkin was attempting to have the board vote one year earlier than […]

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- April 19, 2022
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In Case You Missed It: Grand Jury Considering Charges for Loudoun Officials After School Rape Coverup

The fallout from the botched handling (to put it mildly) of a sexual assault case that rocked Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) could lead to criminal charges for certain officials who now find themselves under the scrutiny of a grand jury. The revelation that the district quietly transferred the student from Stone Bridge High School […]

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- April 14, 2022
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Youngkin Calls for Early Election for Loudoun Co. School Board

Governor Youngkin has amended a bill that puts all nine Loudoun County School Board members on the ballot during this year’s November election cycle, a year earlier than planned, alluding to his administration’s ongoing investigation into how the school system handled sexual assaults. “Having accountability and transparency with regards to who represents the parents on […]

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- March 9, 2022
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Reinforced Loudoun Residents Continue Push to Recall Commonwealth’s Attorney

Backed by two well-organized activist groups, residents of Loudoun County are moving ahead in their effort to recall Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj. Biberaj won election on an anti-incarceration platform. Despite that, she sought jail time for Scott Smith, a dad arrested at a Loudoun County School Board meeting out of frustration over the […]

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- February 27, 2022
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Miyares Hires CRT Watchdog to Oversee Community Outreach in Northern Virginia

Unusual phenomenon can occur when Republicans are elected to positions of power. Following the GOP’s statewide office sweep in Virginia, an outspoken anti-CRT activist in Virginia, implausibly, finds herself working for the government of Virginia. Patti Hidalgo Menders, the former president of the Loudoun Republican Women’s Club — not to mention one of the leading […]

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