ASHBURN, Va.—Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) voted on Tuesday night not to release an investigative report about how the school division handled two sexual assaults in May and October 2021. The board voted down the motion 6–3.
John Beatty, the board member who initiated the motion, said releasing the report was about “rebuilding trust” with the community and “not settling scores.”
“The wounds caused by the assaults in our schools will continue to fester,” he warned at the meeting. “This is about rebuilding trust. Please, my colleagues, release the report.” He and two other members voted “yes.”
Those who voted “no” maintained that the attorney-client privilege shouldn’t be waived….