Courts
Virginia asks Supreme Court to intervene in case that allowed noncitizens to stay on voter rollsVirginia’s attorney general is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a federal appeals court allowing noncitizens to stay on the state’s voter rolls. The appeals… Read More
Courts
‘Stand your ground with love’: French teacher fired for rejecting personal pronouns wins lawsuit almost 6 years later(The Daily Signal) – French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired in 2018 for shunning the use of pronouns to refer to a transgender-identifying student. On… Read More
Public Education
Virginia parents livid after gang member who threatened to murder classmate returns to schoolParents in Loudoun County, Virginia, are outraged after a student with gang connections and a history of gun violence was allowed to return to school. The student in… Read More
Public Education
Schools are failing to cope with migrant students, risk accreditationThe U.S. education system’s failure to meet key learning standards with an influx of migrant students may cause some schools to lose accreditation – despite efforts to hide dismal… Read More
Public Education
Virginia teacher with links to terrorism pushes anti-Israel views in classroomA Virginia school district is in the spotlight after one teacher’s anti-Israel advocacy and past terrorist ties raise concerns. Documents obtained by Parents Defending Education (PDE) through a… Read More
Courts
Jury awards $300 million to former children’s hospital patients claiming doctor sexually abused them(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Virginia civil court awarded $300 million to three young women Friday after the women alleged a hospital’s former medical director abused them while… Read More
President Donald Trump
Democrat candidate faces backlash after family member mocks Trump assassination attempt(The Center Square) – While Virginia lawmakers denounce the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a key congressional candidate is catching heat after a close family member… Read More
Public Education
Virginia county considers letting students carry Narcan amid rise in opioid overdosesLoudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is weighing a proposal to allow students to carry naloxone in school. The drug, commonly known by its retail name… Read More
Public Education
Lowest-spending Virginia school districts surpass top spenders in some subjects(The Center Square) – Recent data on school district spending gathered by the Virginia Public Access Project appear to support the conclusion of a late-February Reason Foundation study assessing the… Read More
Public Education
School year kicks off with new lab schools in Virginia(The Center Square) – Back to school is always chock-full of firsts for students: a new grade, sometimes a new school, and often new classmates and teachers— although this school year… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board approves co-ed sex classes despite public oppositionOver parents’ objections Fairfax County Public Schools is planning for sex education to be co-ed in upper elementary and middle-school classes starting this fall. The Virginia school district… Read More
Public Education
Executive order paves way for cellphone-free schools in Virginia(The Center Square) – Virginia is joining a growing number of states seeking to limit cellphone usage in public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 on… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district tightens cellphone policy for upcoming school yearThe Loudoun County School Board in Virginia has approved a stricter cellphone policy, aiming to minimize distractions and enhance students’ focus on academics. Policy… Read More
Public Education
Fairfax County special education teacher charged with assaulting multiple studentsA Virginia public school elementary teacher is facing charges for allegedly assaulting multiple students in the classroom. Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a Fairfax County Public Schools special education… Read More
Public Education
Parents object to Virginia county confusing 5-year-olds with ‘gender spectrum’(The Daily Signal) – A Northern Virginia school board will vote Thursday on a proposal to add lessons on the “gender spectrum” to elementary school curriculum – despite opposition from… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board aide, mother says proposed policy aims to shut her up about her conservative viewsThe Loudoun County, Virginia school board wants to “stifle” its aides from speaking critically against the board and district, one employee says. At its recent meeting, the… Read More
Public Education
Ian Prior explains why school boards get bad legal advice, what parents can do about itHaving spearheaded a highly effective parent coalition in Loudoun County, Virginia, Ian Prior knows just how hard it is to push back against the education… Read More
Public Education
Virginia superintendent attended costly out-of-town conferences amid district fentanyl crisis, records showA Virginia superintendent spent thousands attending out-of-town conferences while his district was embroiled in a drug crisis, a public records request revealed. Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Superintendent… Read More
Homeschools
New Virginia law to help curb discrimination against homeschoolers applying to military programsRyan Carbonel is set to graduate this May from the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program, even though he originally encountered obstacles applying as a homeschool student. Read More
Courts
‘They’ve come after me and never helped him’: Virginia father with special needs son hit with $600K lawsuit from districtA Virginia dad is being sued by his local school board after he complained about his special needs son not receiving legally mandated services. David Rife, a single… Read More