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Amid coverup claims, Loudoun Supt. Ziegler says he's never received notice of juvenile arrests
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Amid coverup claims, Loudoun Supt. Ziegler says he’s never received notice of juvenile arrests
Neal Augenstein | naugenstein@wtop.com
October 28, 2021, 4:34 AM
In the midst of politically-charged allegations of coverup and malfeasance after two recent sexual assaults in Loudoun County, Virginia high schools, Superintendent Scott Ziegler says he has never, during his three years with LCPS, been notified by the county sheriff’s office that a juvenile has been charged with a crime.
The declaration from Ziegler comes as the school board attempts to change federal Title IX protocols to provide local school division with more latitude to prevent students accused of certain crimes from being transferred to another school.
Ziegler and school board members have said they have been hampered by the federal protocols, which require schools to provide an education to an accused student until a criminal investigation is completed.
In a WTOP interview, Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman strongly disputed the suggestion his agency was keeping the school system in the dark and was lax in notifying the school system about criminal investigations.
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Amid coverup claims, Loudoun Supt. Ziegler says he’s never received notice of juvenile arrests
Neal Augenstein | naugenstein@wtop.com
October 28, 2021, 4:34 AM
In the midst of politically-charged allegations of coverup and malfeasance after two recent sexual assaults in Loudoun County, Virginia high schools, Superintendent Scott Ziegler says he has never, during his three years with LCPS, been notified by the county sheriff’s office that a juvenile has been charged with a crime.
The declaration from Ziegler comes as the school board attempts to change federal Title IX protocols to provide local school division with more latitude to prevent students accused of certain crimes from being transferred to another school.
Ziegler and school board members have said they have been hampered by the federal protocols, which require schools to provide an education to an accused student until a criminal investigation is completed.
In a WTOP interview, Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman strongly disputed the suggestion his agency was keeping the school system in the dark and was lax in notifying the school system about criminal investigations.
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