Former LCPS Superintendent Scott Ziegler will be paid full salary for next year after fired by board
Former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Ziegler will be paid his full salary for the next year after he was fired following the release of a scathing grand jury report on how the district handled two sexual assaults by the same student.
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.
Report on Loudoun County Public Schools released following special grand jury investigation
A special grand jury released a report Monday on how Loudoun County Public Schools handled two different sexual assault cases involving the same student suspect.
Virginia teacher charged with assaulting special needs student
A special education teacher from northern Virginia faces charges for assaulting a student with special needs.
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.
Biden's student loan forgiveness program remains blocked for now, Supreme Court says
The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.
Mother of Magruder shooting victim sues school, county
A lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of the teen shot inside a bathroom at Magruder High School accuses Montgomery County leaders of negligence in removing school resources officers during a time of “significantly increased violence.”
Mother of Magruder shooting victim says school leaders never contacted her
More than ten months after the shooting at Magruder High School that injured a 15-year-old boy, the victim's mother says no one from the school district has ever contacted her.
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.
Loudoun Co. School Board votes on sexually explicit materials policy
The Loudoun County School Board voted 7 - 2 Tuesday to keep parents in the loop about sexually explicit materials in the classroom.
Patriots team plane flies UVA football players to teammates' funerals
The New England Patriots arranged for UVA players and staff to attend all three out-of-state funerals of the three football players.
Thomas Jefferson High School students launch satellite on SpaceX rocket
Students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology spent seven years creating a satellite from scratch, and on Saturday it blasted off towards space!
DC public schools require negative COVID tests after Thanksgiving break
Public schools in the District are requiring all students and staff to submit a negative COVID-19 test before returning to the classroom from the Thanksgiving holiday.
DC Public Schools reaches tentative agreement with teachers' union
D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) have reached a tentative contract agreement with the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU), according to Mayor Muriel Bowser's office.
Biden to extend pause on federal student loan payments through June 2023
President Joe Biden is announcing that his administration will extend the pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt.
Loudoun County teaching assistant accused of assaulting a student twice
A teaching assistant at a Loudoun County high school is facing assault charges after multiple altercations with a student.
Virginia cancels Virginia Tech game after player deaths
The University of Virginia has canceled its game against rival Virginia Tech scheduled for Saturday following the slaying of three football players on campus just over a week ago.
UVA community honors football players killed during on-campus shooting
Gospel music and the sound of choirs helped move an emotion memorial inside the John Paul Jones Arena for Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D'Sean Perry, the three football players who were shot and killed by an alleged gunman after a school field trip last weekend.
UVA holds memorial service to honor 3 football players shot and killed
The University of Virginia held an on-campus memorial service on Saturday for the three football players who were shot and killed by an alleged gunman after a school field trip last weekend.