Category: Loudoun County

Loudoun County Sheriff Rejected Superintendent’s Request for Explosive Sweep, ‘Quick Reaction Force’ at Board Meeting

Loudoun County’s sheriff rejected a request by the school district’s superintendent to dramatically ramp up the law enforcement presence at a pair of school board meetings in August, newly released emails show. Scott Ziegler, the superintendent for the Virginia county, asked the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for three deputies to be inside the administration…


Parents Urge Loudoun County School Board, Superintendent to Resign Over ‘Bombshell’ Email

Parents in a Virginia county on Tuesday urged school board members and the district’s superintendent to step down after an email was published showing they knew about a sexual assault that took place in May. “In light of this, what I’m holding, this bombshell email, I respectfully ask that the board resign. You, too, Scott…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 26)

The perpetrator in the Loudoun County high school bathroom sexual assault case is found guilty, President Joe Biden’s controversial proposal to monitor Americans’ bank accounts is scrutinized, and NTD visits Del Rio, Texas to find out how border residents feel about the latest caravan approaching the U.S.


Students Protest in Loudoun County Against Handling of Sexual Assaults

Hundreds of students in one of Virginia’s most populous counties walked out of school on Tuesday to protest against the handling of sexual assaults that took place in two different schools in the county. Video footage and photographs showed students outside multiple schools, including Stone Bridge High School and Broad Run High School—the facilities where…


Judge Finds Teenager Guilty in Loudoun County Bathroom Assault

A Virginia judge on Monday found a teenage boy guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolmate. The crime took place at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn on May 28. The boy, 15, was convicted on one count of forcible sodomy and one count of forcible fellatio, both felonies, local media reported. “I found the facts…


Republican Virginia Gubernatorial Hopeful Calls for Probe Into Loudoun County Rape Scandal

The Republican nominee to be Virginia’s next governor called this week for an immediate investigation into an alleged cover-up of sexual assaults that took place at a school in one of the state’s most populous counties earlier this year. “A young girl was sexually assaulted in her school, and the administrators, those who were trusted…


Loudoun County Superintendent Appears to Admit District Violated State Law by Not Reporting Sexual Assault

The superintendent of a Virginia school district on Friday appeared to admit the district violated state law in failing to properly report alleged sexual assaults, as a state official confirmed the matter is under review. Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler made the admission during a brief appearance before reporters, where he read a…


Family of Girl Allegedly Raped in School Bathroom to Sue Loudoun County School District

The family of a Loudoun County, Virginia girl who was allegedly raped by a male student at school earlier this year, is pursuing a legal challenge against the school district. “Attorneys for the family of the Stone Bridge High School student who was sexually assaulted in the girls’ restroom on May 28 by a boy…


Father Says Rape of Daughter in School Bathroom Led to Inclusion on School Board’s ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter

A Virginia father says his daughter was sexually assaulted by a male student at school earlier this year, setting off a series of events that saw his outburst at a school board meeting included in a controversial letter that compared some parents to domestic terrorists. Scott Smith’s daughter, 15, is a freshman at Stone Bridge…


Loudoun County’s Fight Over Critical Race Theory Resonates With the Nation, Says Arrested Parent

Jon Tigges, a parent who was arrested at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in Virginia on June 22, said he received “outpouring” support from across the country. In addition to receiving phone calls, texts, and tweets, Tigges picked up snail mail the day before upon returning from camping. “It resonates with so many people just…