AFN recently reported that in 2021, staff at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), specifically Centreville High School, potentially used public money to arrange and bankroll abortions, including for a minor.
Candi Cushman, vice president of grassroots communications for The Family Foundation of Virginia, notes an ongoing discrepancy next door in Loudoun County over two boys being suspended for asking why a girl was in their locker room.
She says the Northern Virginia (NOVA) school districts are riddled with controversy, which is understandable "when you have school officials with this perspective that they are the authority over and above the parents."
FCPS policy states that "every effort shall be made to encourage and support students suspecting pregnancy to discuss their concerns with their parents or guardians." However, it does not say FCPS employees should inform parents about those conversations.
"One of the girls that it looks like was involved in this was five months pregnant," Cushman notes. "The idea that that should be kept from a parent is just outrageous."
Their dedication to pushing such ideology, she says, has "the worst effect on the kids."
Pointing out that these school districts are legally required to ask for permission before giving students an aspirin, she says this seriously needs to be investigated, and she praises Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) for making it happen.
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation has initiated the criminal investigation. FCPS has stated they are cooperating with the state police and have launched their own external, independent investigation to gather all the facts.
FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid has said that if the allegations are true, the situation would not be acceptable.
"If this is proven to have happened, it is a clear violation of state law," Cushman adds. "It is against state law for people to help kids get abortions without parental consent."
