Fairfax County Public Schools

Virginia Independent School Board Candidates Try to Win Elections in Politically Charged Districts

The traditionally nonpartisan school board races are mostly endorsed by political parties. Independent candidates in Virginia are trying to stand out.

November 6, 2023BY Terri Wu

Virginia’s Largest School District Considers Expanding Lessons on Pornography

Other changes to the sex education curriculum have been delayed as the Fairfax County school board evaluates community ...

October 3, 2023BY Masooma Haq

Virginia Mom Turning to Courts After Failing to Secure Harsher Punishment for Son’s Assault

A Virginia mother has decided to take legal action against Fairfax County Public Schools because she believes the ...

May 26, 2023BY Masooma Haq

Principal Punts Parent’s Lawful Request to See ‘Equity’ Lessons to FOIA Office

A northern Virginia middle school allegedly violated parental rights by not immediately giving a parent access to so-called ...

April 3, 2023BY Masooma Haq

Virginia AG Demands Fairfax County Middle School Stop Racial Discrimination Against Students

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter Thursday to a Fairfax County middle school demanding ...

March 10, 2023BY Terri Wu

Gov. Youngkin Announces Proposal to Protect Student Achievement Against Merit Withholders

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he had requested Republican state legislators to introduce a new bill ...

January 18, 2023BY Terri Wu

‘Unacceptable’: Youngkin Outraged Over Delays in Notifying Student Recipients of Their National Merit Award

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin was outraged over delays by high schools in notifying "commended" students of ...

January 17, 2023BY Terri Wu

Virginia School District Apologizes After Elementary Students Asked to Role-Play as Slaves, Landowners

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Parents of fifth-grade students at a school in Fairfax County, Virginia, learned on Jan. 12 that ...

January 16, 2023BY Terri Wu