VA - (Trigger warning) Explosive allegations made about Fairfax County, VA school system

[Izzylizzy]

Ms. Perez obtained this statement in Nov. 2022 from the teen who was still attending the same school and was in the 11th grade at the time she wrote it.
I've read nothing from Ms. Perez about the school speaking with the student in 2022 onward about her accusations and nothing from Ms. Perez that she immediately contacted the girl's parents about their daughter's accusations about the abortion when she was informed about it in Nov 2022 and they should also be the ones to contact authorities and get legal counsel.

The same Ms. Perez that was/is so concerned that the parents were denied their parental rights under Virginia law as being the ones needed to sign for their minor daughter's abortion.

Did I miss the reporting that says otherwise?

The then teen would be about 21 yrs old today and obviously will be questioned by authorities.
imo

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[Inthedetails]

7News asked [the school district] FCPS do their employees inform students about abortion services and where to get these types of services?

FCPS replied, “Students are referred to the public health nurse for any health-related matters. The public health nurses are Fairfax County Health Department employees.”

Fairfax County schools investigates claims staff arranged abortions for students

Fairfax County Public Schools tells 7News Reporter Nick Minock that they are launching an investigation into claims that school staff arranged abortions.

wjla.com

 

[Inthedetails]

I did not put the main theme of this post in the title, for reasons that will soon be obvious.

There's been a long-running urban legend that public school teachers (emphasis on public, as a condemnation of the system) can take girls to get abortions during the school day without their parents' knowledge or consent. Apparently this has actually happened in Fairfax County, Virginia, and what really got the investigation rolling is that school district funds may have paid for them! Most likely, if this story is true, the girls were pregnant by a teacher or other staff member, and they were doing this to cover it up.

Youngkin orders investigation into allegations of school-funded abortions in Fairfax County

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...

www.fox5dc.com

There is nothing in the source provided that alleges the "the girls were pregnant by a teacher or other staff member."

Do you have a link for that?

tia

 

[mickey2942]

Huge boundary issues. No teacher should ever transport children in a school or private vehicle unless parents are notified, or/and supervision has been notified, and approved.

I know "things" happen. But as a teacher, if I did anything outside of my scope, I called parents, principal, and CYA.

 

[Izzylizzy]

"Written by Walter Curt, who’s currently serving as the National Conservative Caucus’ Ohio state director and previously worked as editor-in-chief of the Breitbart News offshoot America Mission, the report alleges that a social worker at Centreville High School assisted two underage students with the process of getting an abortion, in both cases without informing their parents.

One unnamed student allegedly confirmed that the social worker helped her schedule an appointment and paid for the procedure in 2021 when she was 17. Another student in 11th grade ultimately decided not to get an abortion and told one of her teachers that she felt coerced, the WC Dispatch said.

The report claims that Centreville’s principal at the time was aware of the incidents, citing unidentified “sources,” and that “multiple students” wrote statements saying school administrators tried to “bait” the teacher into policy violations after she spoke up.

The teacher and social worker are both still employed at Centreville High School. Principal Chad Lehman was appointed executive principal of Region 5 by FCPS in the fall of 2024.'


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Youngkin tells police to investigate FCPS over abortion assistance allegations | FFXnow

Allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools employees helped students obtain abortions without their parents' consent have drawn Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's attention after circulating for days on right-wing media. The Republican governor directed the Virginia State Police yesterday...

www.ffxnow.com

 

[Izzylizzy]

"Written by Walter Curt, who’s currently serving as the National Conservative Caucus’ Ohio state director and previously worked as editor-in-chief of the Breitbart News offshoot America Mission, the report alleges that a social worker at Centreville High School assisted two underage students with the process of getting an abortion, in both cases without informing their parents.

One unnamed student allegedly confirmed that the social worker helped her schedule an appointment and paid for the procedure in 2021 when she was 17. Another student in 11th grade ultimately decided not to get an abortion and told one of her teachers that she felt coerced, the WC Dispatch said.

The report claims that Centreville’s principal at the time was aware of the incidents, citing unidentified “sources,” and that “multiple students” wrote statements saying school administrators tried to “bait” the teacher into policy violations after she spoke up.

The teacher and social worker are both still employed at Centreville High School. Principal Chad Lehman was appointed executive principal of Region 5 by FCPS in the fall of 2024.'


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Youngkin tells police to investigate FCPS over abortion assistance allegations | FFXnow

Allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools employees helped students obtain abortions without their parents' consent have drawn Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's attention after circulating for days on right-wing media. The Republican governor directed the Virginia State Police yesterday...

www.ffxnow.com

So Ms. Perez just kept on teaching and didn't cause an uproar when Chad Lehman was appointed "executive principal" last year.
That speaks volumes on just how concerned she was with her accusations against social worker Caroline Diaz and Chad Lehman overseeing the well-being of the students.
imo

 

[Cryptic]

So Ms. Perez just kept on teaching and didn't cause an uproar when Chad Lehman was appointed "executive principal" last year.
That speaks volumes on just how concerned she was with her accusations against social worker Caroline Diaz and Chad Lehman overseeing the well-being of the students.
imo

Very good point.

But.... your valid point may, or may not detract from the truth of her accusations.

Informers can by motivated by many motivations including changes of heart, past fear of consequences, and..... newly developed personal grudges.

At the end of the day, however, one can have a newly developed personal grudge against an individual- and still make accurate accusations regarding criminal conduct. I imagine that "newly developed personal grudge" is a common motivation in many accusations and trials.

 

[MrsWatson]

So let me make sure I have this right. This whole thing was prompted by a guy who writes an anti-abortion, conservative blog?

 

[Inthedetails]

So let me make sure I have this right. This whole thing was prompted by a guy who writes an anti-abortion, conservative blog?

Correct.

jmo

 

[Stunned]

So let me make sure I have this right. This whole thing was prompted by a guy who writes an anti-abortion, conservative blog?

Kinda makes you wonder doesn't it?

 

[Inthedetails]

Kinda makes you wonder doesn't it?

No. I'm not wondering but am confident in my opinion of what is going on with this reporting.

In my opinion, of course.

jmopinion

 

[airportwoman]

There is nothing in the source provided that alleges the "the girls were pregnant by a teacher or other staff member."

Do you have a link for that?

tia

No, but that's a circumstance under which I could halfway see how something like that could happen.

 

[airportwoman]

So let me make sure I have this right. This whole thing was prompted by a guy who writes an anti-abortion, conservative blog?

Yeah, some people will believe anything negative when it comes to The Public Schools.

But I still thought there was some credence to the allegations, and that's why I started this thread. Maybe there is.

 

[Inthedetails]

No, but that's a circumstance under which I could halfway see how something like that could happen.

But, based on what?

jmo

 

[Wjay]

So let me make sure I have this right. This whole thing was prompted by a guy who writes an anti-abortion, conservative blog?

It makes perfect sense. It's literally his job and more-so to find what could be perceived as stories discrediting to the pro-choice movement.

 

[AuDHD]

I just got this email from the school district. Meant to comment on this thread yesterday

MOO, as a resident, this is what this abortion scandal is really about. The blogger is likely trying to find dirt on FCPS bc they are keeping their pre-trump policies in place re: trans student/staff & bathrooms.

I notice the story serves to conveniently highlight FCPS policy re: contacting parents about student pregnancy. The policy doesn’t explicitly state the staff or public health nurse must notify the parents, and i’m sure that really burns the cookies of the blogger who posted about it.

I volunteered as a substitute in the school clinics, but only in elementary and middle school. Not sure if i still have the training materials, but I know if I suspected pregnancy, I was supposed to refer the child to the public health nurse who (as one of the above stories states) is a health department employee and not technically employed by any particular school. Ours has 4 FCPS schools she rotates between.

My understanding is the reason they don’t have a blanket policy on reporting home is bc they don't know if/what sort of abuse may be occurring in the home. The child could even have been impregnated by a family member. So, the clinic aid (or sub) would do our standard checks (temp, etc) and if we were thinking it could be pregnancy we would call the actual public health nurse (who may not be physically in the school that day) to come handle it. Luckily it never came up for me given the age of kids I subbed for.

 

[airportwoman]

Thanks for your input, @AuDHD .

 

[Izzylizzy]

Very good point.

But.... your valid point may, or may not detract from the truth of her accusations.

Informers can by motivated by many motivations including changes of heart, past fear of consequences, and..... newly developed personal grudges.

At the end of the day, however, one can have a newly developed personal grudge against an individual- and still make accurate accusations regarding criminal conduct. I imagine that "newly developed personal grudge" is a common motivation in many accusations and trials.

From the get-go in 2022 if Perez was that concerned about the minor teen girls and throughout the years she could have contacted CPS with the allegations the letter and remained anonymous.

Yet she did not, meanwhile if true she also had no idea if the school was continuing the practice of supporting and financially enabling minors to obtain abortions w/o parental consent.

imo

 

[teeby]

I wonder if CPS would investigate an allegation like this. It strikes me as a police matter if the girl wants the abortion and what's being reported is that the teachers are not following the law on how to get one. CPS is about child abuse/neglect and I'm not sure this would really fall under that umbrella.

That being said, I think the broader point still stands that she could have reported this to some external authority at the time and it seems like she didn't do that, which does call into question what her motivation is and whether it's true, IMO.

 

[Izzylizzy]

I wonder if CPS would investigate an allegation like this. It strikes me as a police matter if the girl wants the abortion and what's being reported is that the teachers are not following the law on how to get one. CPS is about child abuse/neglect and I'm not sure this would really fall under that umbrella.

That being said, I think the broader point still stands that she could have reported this to some external authority at the time and it seems like she didn't do that, which does call into question what her motivation is and whether it's true, IMO.

Perez could have remained anonymous with CPS and if warranted CPS would have contacted LE.

From all that I've read, Perez as a mandated reporter , failed to report to anyone outside the school the accusations that minors were the victims of school officials abusing their authority and signing off on medical procedures w/o parental approval.

imo