(The Lion) — Virginia’s third-largest school district, Loudoun County Public Schools, is under fire after a 19-year-old substitute teacher was arrested for allegedly plotting a “murder spree” at a high school.

Police arrested Hadyn Dollery, a man who identifies as a woman, on April 20 following an anonymous tip via the Safe2Talk app.

Court documents allege he sent a “kill list” to a friend via Discord and mentioned a “murder spree” at John Champe High School in Aldie, which is near Dulles International Airport.

Following the arrest, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman criticized the district for not adequately vetting Dollery’s background.

“It’s a concern to us,” he told Channel 7. “It’s actually something that we have mentioned to one of the school board members, and we hope to bring it up to others here. That’s a policy that can be changed.”

Chapman also called hiring 18- and 19-year-old teachers with a high school diploma a “safety risk.”

The school system responded that it uses “a comprehensive and robust process” to vet its 13,000 employees. The district has 81,000 students.

A district spokesman confirmed that Dollery, a non-licensed teacher who does not have a teaching license, had been removed from the substitute teacher list.

The suspect is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. He is charged with threats of bodily injury, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison if convicted and a $2,500 fine.

Loudoun County schools are no stranger to controversy. The Northern Virginia district, which includes wealthy suburbs of Washington, D.C., has made headlines for silencing parents, allowing boys in girls locker rooms and promoting woke policies and views.

In 2023, a teacher at a Christian school in the county criticized the district’s “continued disregard for student safety,” citing “a record-number of on-campus overdoses.”