Newport News elementary school shooting: Teacher shot by 6-year-old identified as parents demand action

A 6-year-old first-grader at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot a teacher on Friday afternoon during an altercation in a classroom, authorities said, leaving her with "life-threatening" injuries and renewing calls from parent's for greater classroom safety and oversight. 

Special needs student's alleged abuser charged in Fairfax Co.

A Fairfax County Public Schools instructional assistant who police believe assaulted a special needs student has turned herself in.  

Parents want Thomas Jefferson High School leaders fired over awards controversy

Parents rallied outside Fairfax County Public Schools headquarters Friday afternoon, calling for leaders at one of the nation's top-ranked high schools to be fired.

Top-ranked Virginia high school accused of depriving students of merit awards

Thomas Jefferson High School, one of the top high schools in Northern Virginia, deprived students of the national merit recognition they earned, according to a parent whose son was affected. 

Parents of slain UVA football player call for stricter gun laws

The parents of D’Sean Perry, the UVA football player killed in a shooting last month called Thursday for stricter gun laws and more mental health support to prevent future gun deaths.

Loudoun County parents group makes recommendations for school board amid grand jury report

Parents in Loudoun County are making their own recommendations for the school board amid a grand jury report and indictment following two sexual assaults at county schools.

LCPS board meets in the wake of special grand jury report

Parents showed up in numbers at Tuesday night's Loudoun County school board meeting, the first scheduled since the release of a scathing special grand jury report.

2 indicted LCPS officials appear in court

Former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler and suspended longtime spokesman Wayde Byard made their first court appearances in Leesburg Tuesday. 

Loudoun County to study the impact of segregation

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a plan on Tuesday to study the county’s history of segregated schools. 

UVA Shooting: 2 lawyers, former US attorney to conduct external review

Two lawyers and a former U.S. attorney have been chosen to conduct an external review of the shooting that killed three University of Virginia students and wounded two others on campus last month.

LCPS School Board appoints interim superintendent at emergency meeting

Loudoun County school board members are holding a meeting Thursday where they announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Smith as acting superintendent. 

Assailant’s mother reacts to LCPS Special Grand Jury report

FOX 5 spoke exclusively with the mother of the student who was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two girls at two different high schools in Loudoun County last year.

LCPS Superintendent Scott Ziegler fired by school board

The grand jury report revealed Monday that the school district looked out for its own interests instead of what was best for the students. It outlined how the school system “failed at every juncture."

3 students arrested after brawl inside Alexandria City High School

Three students have been arrested after the massive fight inside Alexandria City High School, and as a precaution, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were at the school Tuesday.

Fairfax County stocks all schools with opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan

Fairfax County Schools will now stock every school in the county with Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication that goes by the brand name Narcan.

FCPS reaches resolution with DOE after violating rights of students with disabilities

Fairfax County Public Schools failed to provide thousands of students with disabilities adequate services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.