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The Republican Standard
- February 19, 2022
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One monstrosity disguised as legislation that became law after Democrats seized control of the Virginia House of Delegates in 2019 gave schools the power to not report misdemeanor crimes — including sexual assaults — to police. We all know how that turned out. Despite a majority of voters repudiating their shortsighted policy, Democrats in the […]

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The Republican Standard
- February 3, 2022
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During a teleconference between Loudoun County Public Schools Creighton’s Corner Elementary School and parents, Assistant Principal Janet Davidson said that maskless elementary schoolers who had received suspensions could be charged with trespassing if they show up on school grounds. The Daily Caller’s Chrissy Clark shared Mrs. Davidson’s remarks on Twitter. LISTEN: This is audio from […]

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The Republican Standard
- February 2, 2022
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Three frustrated parents have taken legal action against the Loudoun County School Board. The plaintiffs, Kristen Barnett, Heather Yescavage and Colin Doniger, filed a lawsuit in Loudoun County circuit court against the board for ignoring Gov. Youngkin’s mask order. For instead of giving families the ability to opt-out of school mask mandates, students at Loudoun […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 29, 2022
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On Friday, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), Virginia’s third largest public school system, announced that unmasked students would face immediate suspension starting on Feb. 2. The district justified its edict by citing Policy 8210: Introduction to Student Discipline in the “Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook,” and added that students must conduct themselves accordingly. The Epoch […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 27, 2022
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A Loudoun County father whose “figure it out” speech to the Loudoun County School Board went viral last year is running for Congress. Brandon Michon received nationwide attention when he pushed for schools to reopen. WATCH: Wednesday evening, Michon appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to reveal his plans for 2022 and the people of Virginia’s […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 26, 2022
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In an appearance on Fox News last week, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears said that Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) had spent some $300,000 teaching critical race theory, calling the expenditure “real money” and “going-to-jail money.” WATCH: PolitiFact, a website ostensibly created to verify political claims and hold the powerful accountable, responded to Sears’ statement, saying […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 22, 2022
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The chief of staff for the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) finds himself out of a job tonight. Local outlets have confirmed that LCPS Chief of Staff Mark Smith lost his job. Smith is the district’s sole casualty from the fallout over its handling of multiple sexual assaults. The Daily Wire reports: A school board […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 15, 2022
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The Loudoun County School Board has decided to withhold the results of its investigation into the handling of two sexual assaults cases. While the school board laid out a series of measures to prevent future assaults on Friday, it decided that releasing its findings would violate the privacy of the victims and be illegal. As […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 13, 2022
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The then-high school freshman who raped a girl in a Loudoun County high school’s girls’ restroom has received his sentence. The boy, now 15, was spared prison time after one of the victims’ mothers, Jessica Smith, asked that the convicted sex offender receive leniency. Jessica is married to Scott Smith. You may remember Scott as […]

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The Republican Standard
- November 25, 2021
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Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares is promising to investigate the Loudoun County School Board’s handling of two sexual assaults in its district. As Fox News reports: “We know that two female students were sexually assaulted at Loudoun High Schools,” he tweeted Tuesday. “It is absolutely critical that we find out what the LCSB did and […]