A northern Virginia school board has fired its superintendent after a special grand jury accused him of lying to the board about the sexual assault of a student.
The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to fire Scott Ziegler after holding a closed session.
Ziegler had been under fire after a student sexually assaulted classmates at two different high schools last year — incidents that became a touchstone for an array of incendiary cultural and political issues ahead of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election victory last year.Attorney General Jason Miyares convened the grand jury last year after a request from Youngkin to investigate the school system.
In response to a question, Ziegler denied that the school system ever had an incident involving students being assaulted in school restrooms. But the grand jury report said Ziegler was aware of the assault that had occurred in May 2021 and had even sent school board members an email about it.
The assaults and the school system’s response became major issues in Youngkin’s and Miyares’ winning election bids in November 2021, and both promised to investigate the school system if elected. The school board sought to quash the investigation, calling it politically motivated, but the Virginia Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the grand jury could move forward with its work.The report also faulted school administrators for treating the father of the first victim harshly when he came to the school after his daughter was assaulted.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler fired after grand jury report on handling of sexual assaultsLoudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler was fired on Tuesday following a grand jury report on the district's response to two sexual assaults on its campuses.
Read more »
Loudoun County School Board Fires Superintendent Following Report On Mishandling Of Sexual AssaultsThe Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously to fire the schools' superintendent, following a damning report on the mishandling of two sexual assaults.
Read more »
Jill Scott Re-Embarks on ‘Who Is Jill Scott’ 23rd Anniversary TourJill Scott is re-embarking on a ‘Who Is Jill Scott’ 23rd anniversary tour
Read more »
Loudoun fires superintendent after grand jury blasts schools’ handling of sex assaultsA special grand jury report released this week found that Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler lied about the first of two sexual assaults committed by the same student last year.
Read more »
EPA Head Visits West Virginia City That Had 10-Year Boil Water AdvisoryThe head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to visit a West Virginia county where some residents recently got access to clean water after years of having to boil it before drinking.
Read more »
One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Northern VirginiaThe crash happened on Prosperity Avenue in Northern Virginia.
Read more »