Virginia Schools

This year, the Virginia Department of Education rolled out a new accountability system, one that separates school accreditation from overall student performance. Under this model, all 13 high schools in Prince William County fell short.

On Election Day, voters in Fairfax County and Loudoun County will decide on millions of dollars of school bonds in a referendum. 

Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) are installing weapon detection systems in nine schools this week. 

The US Dept. of Education is taking action following allegations that staff at a Fairfax County school arranged abortions for students without their parents’ permission.

The deadline has passed for Fairfax County Public Schools to change its bathroom policy or risk losing millions of dollars in funding. Now, it looks likely the district is now poised to lose a lot of money. 

Several dozen people, including Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, stood outside the LCPS building during a school board meeting demanding privacy for all students.

Parents are reacting after a day school in northern Virginia has decided to step up and offer to take over the Aurora School in Leesburg after it abruptly shut down. 

Two students facing suspension at Stone Bridge High School following a Title IX investigation will be allowed back in school.

Five Virginia schools are choosing to defy federal law on transgender student bathroom policies after the U.S. Department of Education gave until Friday to comply with Title IX. 

Police are investigating an indecent exposure incident that occurred Monday morning at Rippon Middle School in Woodbridge. 

Governor Glenn Youngkin has directed the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to launch a full criminal probe into allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) staff arranged for minors to receive abortions without parental consent and potentially used public funds to pay for them. 

Prince William School District Board members met privately with district attorneys Thursday night amid pressure from the Department of Education to reverse its policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom consistent with their gender identity. 

Fairfax County Public Schools posted a job opening for an executive protection agent tasked with ensuring the personal safety and security of FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid.

Two coaches at Fairfax High School are on leave following allegations centering around football recruiting in Northern Virginia.

Another parent claims her child was expelled from the Nysmith School after he was the victim of bullying. 

A Jewish family in Virginia has filed a civil rights complaint with the Commonwealth's Office of the Attorney General after all three of their children were expelled from Nysmith School for the Gifted.

Virginia’s largest school district, Fairfax County Public Schools, plans to make weapons detectors a permanent fixture at all its high schools.

Starting in fall 2026, high school students in Alexandria could ride DASH buses for free under a new plan by city and school staff.

Virginia students will soon be required to keep their phones off during class, now that a policy first introduced through executive order last year has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.