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High school students investigated for comments about trans student in boys' locker room
The governor of Virginia asked the attorney general to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools over its handling of an alleged incident involving a transgender student in a boys’ locker room. According to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, three boys at Stone Bridge High School expressed concern about a transgender boy in the locker room in March, and that transgender student allegedly recorded…
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High school locker room incident involving trans student under investigation
The governor of Virginia is asking the attorney general to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools over its handling of an alleged incident involving a transgender student in a boys’ locker room. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Loudoun County parents ask school board to take action after child called racial slurs
The mother of a 5-year-old boy subjected to racial slurs in a now-viral video is asking the Loudoun County school board to take stronger action. She says the video was made by a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) sixth grade boy off school grounds and shared with others. The 5-year-old’s mother was joined by others from the Asian-American community...
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Loudoun County parents ask school board to take action after child called racial slurs
The mother of a 5-year-old boy subjected to racial slurs in a now-viral video is asking the Loudoun County school board tonight to take stronger action. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Middle schooler records himself harassing 5-year-old with ethnic slurs
A middle school student recorded video of himself using ethnic slurs as he harassed a 5-year-old Asian boy in Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Video shows middle schooler hurling ethnic slurs at 5-year-old
A middle school boy recorded video of his harassment of a 5-year-old boy in Loudoun County, including the use of ethnic slurs. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Several DC-area school districts announce delays for Wednesday
Several school districts in the D.C. area are reporting two-delays as freezing temperatures grip the region.
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Several DC-area school districts announce closings, delays for Tuesday
Several school districts in the D.C. area are reporting closings and delays as freezing temperatures grip the region.
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Virginia AG drops case that accused ex-superintendent of firing teacher in retaliation
Virginia’s attorney general has dropped a case against a former school district superintendent who was accused of firing a teacher because she spoke out about a student inappropriately touching her. The attorney general’s office said in a statement Thursday that the former teacher wanted to put the matter behind her and recently resolved a lawsuit against the former superintendent, Scott...
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New Loudoun County school named in honor of Henrietta Lacks
Loudoun County Public Schools named a primary school after Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman who’s had a lasting medical impact on the world. The district gathered to honor Lacks in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Henrietta Lacks Elementary School on Tuesday. Jeri Lacks Whya became emotional hearing the young students recite her grandmother’s words during the...
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New school in Loudoun County named in honor of Henrietta Lacks
Loudoun County Public Schools honored Henrietta Lacks, naming a primary school after the woman who’s had a lasting medical impact across the world. News4’s Dominique Moody spoke with her family about the special honor.
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Loudoun school board requires parents to be informed about safe gun storage
The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to update its student handbook with requirements for parents about safe gun ownership.
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Loudoun school board approves gun storage resolution
The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to update its student handbook with information for parents about safe gun ownership.
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‘Ready to be legendary': Loudoun County opens Watson Mountain Middle School
Loudoun County Public Schools is opening two new schools, including Watson Mountain Middle School, the new home of the yetis. Principal Lenny Compton welcomes the middle schoolers to the new school and students share their excitement.
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‘Fueled' program calls for volunteers, snacks for teachers in Loudoun County
Loudoun Education Foundation’s “Fueled” program helps students in Loudoun County focus on learning by providing them meals every week. The program is searching for more volunteers to deliver food to schools and snack donations. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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Loudoun School Board votes against showing public commenters' faces in meeting video streams
The Loudoun County School Board recently voted against showing the faces of public commenters on live video streams of board meetings. The board used to show the people who spoke during public comment but decided to stop in 2021 following a meeting that devolved into shouting and arrests. It was the culmination of years of controversy in which parents on…
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Loudoun County School Board votes not to show faces of public commenters
Loudoun County School Board meetings used to show video of people who spoke during public comment but stopped a few years ago. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains the board’s recent decision not to bring it back.
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LCPS offers new mental health resources for families
Loudoun County Public Schools is helping parents take a more active role in helping their children with everything from anxiety to bullying to thoughts of suicide. The school district is paying $433,000 for 18 months of services from ParentGuidance.org, which offers a wide range of tools to help families navigate mental health challenges facing children. LCPS Student Mental Health Services…
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LCPS offers new mental health resources for families
With children facing more mental health challenges than ever before, Loudoun County Public Schools is helping parents take a more active role in helping their kids with everything from anxiety to bullying and even thoughts of suicide. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey looks at ParentGuidance.org and what it offers.
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New trial ordered for ex-Loudoun County superintendent
A judge on Wednesday set aside a guilty verdict against a former Virginia school system superintendent who was convicted of a retaliatory firing of a teacher who reported that an elementary school student inappropriately touched her.