A Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher was among several people arrested in connection with a local sting operation targeting online predators. A Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher was among several people arrested in connection with a local sting operation targeting online predators. According to Fairfax County police, seven men — ranging in age from 24 to 50…
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are trying to ease the concerns of families after it took nearly a month to notify the public that a Fairview Elementary School teacher was accused of sexually abusing students. Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are trying to ease the concerns of families after it took about three weeks to…
John Barger, 47, of Springfield, Virginia, is charged with sexual battery of two students at Fairview Elementary School. He was arrested Thursday. Fairfax County police in Virginia have arrested an elementary school teacher on two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Police said in a news release that investigators received a tip Jan. 17 that John…
As some D.C.-area school systems work to craft and approve budgets for the next fiscal year, they’re planning for the possibility of changes in Department of Education funding and oversight. As some D.C.-area school systems work to craft and approve budgets for the next fiscal year, they’re also planning for the possibility of changes in…
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid is telling parents it’s safe to attend schools after a Trump administration change regarding immigration enforcement in schools. In the days after President Donald Trump’s administration changed a long-standing policy to allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, the superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools has…
During their sophomore year at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Advaiit Iyer and Nitish Shah launched Youth Sports Analytics Forum. Students with the Youth Sports Analytics Forum at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County huddle around a laptop.(Courtesy Advaiit Iyer) Students with the Youth Sports Analytics Forum at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County…
With the reversal of a policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations,” some local school systems are sharing guidance on how to respond. Now that President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decade-old policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations” such as schools, hospitals and churches, some local school systems are sharing…
Thomas Edison High School’s varsity boys basketball coach has been suspended after the principal said athletes who were not enrolled at the school competed in a Virginia High School League-sanctioned summer tournament. Thomas Edison High School’s varsity boys basketball coach has been suspended after the principal said athletes who were not enrolled at the school…
Since September, students at Mark Twain Middle School in Rose Hill, Virginia, have entered the building with a gray Yondr pouch intended for their cellphone. Yondr’ pouches are seen at an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum on November 22, 2019 in New York City. Yondr creates phone-free spaces for artists, educators, organizations and individuals. –…
For the first time in four years, Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools is retaining over 90% of teachers, marking a promising sign for the future. Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools is retaining over 90% of teachers for the first time in four years, a promising sign that teachers may not be leaving the school division…
