As the US AG declares war on parents, his son-in-law’s big tech firm data mines kids in Fairfax Co. Public Schools.
@FCPSNews
gave
@PanoramaEd
student data in August before telling parents they could opt-out of a Panorama "screener."
@AsraNomani
reports.
@MelanieForEdu
@fcpsnews
At Fairfax County Times we believe in the right to free speech, unlike public officials like
@MelanieForEdu
who do not allow constituents to comment on their social media posts.
🔥Day 8:
@fcpsnews
lawyers dig out "Kate's" second-grade transcript.
@AsraNomani
reports that the judge asks the
@HuntonAK
lawyer where she's going with the line of questioning.
🚨 County residents raise questions about contracts with sources who argue for ‘new discriminations’ and ‘unequal’ protocols, as school superintendent admits to problems with ‘internal practices’
🚨 Breaking: Number of schools late on delivering news to Commended Students in
@fcpsnews
,
@LCPSOfficial
, and
@PWCSNews
numbers 17 as
@GovernorVA
announces proposal to protect student achievement against merit withholders.
🔥Day 13:
@fcpsnews
lawyers
@HuntonAK
get overruled when they try to keep the jury from seeing "Kate's" Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner report.
@AsraNomani
reports
@ssaisorg
director says
#TitleIX
deflection tactics mimic those seen nationwide.
Calling the doors of
@TJHSST_Official
the path to the American Dream,
@JasonMiyaresVA
announced earlier this week his office will be investigating human rights violations at the school.
@AsraNomani
reports.
Today,
@AsraNomani
reports on yesterday's testimony in courtroom 1000. B.R.'s middle school boyfriend, "Clark," testified on how
@fcpsnews
assistant principals asked him to reevaluate/rewrite his statement.
🔥Day 20:
@AsraNomani
reports from Courtroom 1000 on a
@fcpsnews
SANE expert's testimony that "constipation" or "poor hygiene" could have caused Kate's alleged rape injuries, and
@FairfaxCountyPD
deputy chief testifies
🔥Day 11:
@fcpsnews
assistant principal "Scary Terry the Dress Code Fairy" is proud of her nickname. In this story,
@AsraNomani
writes that Terry testified she did not report a boy exposing his genitalia to a girl at school as sexual harassment.
🔥Day 10: In
@AsraNomani
's latest courtroom report, a former
@fcpsnews
assistant superintendent admits that officials did not
notify him of sexual bullying allegations. Also, a
@HuntonAK
lawyer objects to using a rape report, and the judge overrules her.
EXCLUSIVE.
@AsraNomani
reports on a new
@fcpsnews
contract to pay $56,000 for "Transformative Coaching" to the school district's former equity officer, as the school board debates a controversial new "Truthful Education" resolution tonight.
🔥Day 18: Former
@RachelCarsonMS
staff members say they "don't recall" when asked specifics about Kate's alleged troubles.
@AsraNomani
reports on a spectator calling that "Admin-esia."
🔥Day 7 in U.S. District Court: In this story from
@AsraNomani
, the judge warns
@fcpsnews
lawyers that the civil trial is about two issues as they increase the pressure on "Kate."
🔥
@AsraNomani
reports on Day 17:
@HuntonAK
lawyer for
@fcpsnews
worries, "We don't have the ability to rehabilitate our reputations," revealing a Hunton lawyer helped an alleged rapist retrieve FB messages that they used to discredit the alleged victim.
🔥
@AsraNomani
reports on Day 14: Citing medical records from when "Kate" was 5,
@HuntonAK
lawyers dispute PTSD diagnosis from more than a dozen mental health professionals, including one from
@fcpsnews
.
🔥
@fcpsnews
spokeswoman blames
@JasonMiyaresVA
for why the district must hire an attorney from
@SidleyLaw
who charges more than $2,200 an hour. Experts note it's actually called a conflict of interest policy.
🔥Day 21:
@AsraNomani
reports from Courtroom 1000 that a retired
@fcpsnews
assistant principal investigated a cafeteria incident and pinned the culpability on Kate.
🔥Day 19:
@AsraNomani
reports on
@fcpsnews
expert whose testimony in another case was rejected by a judge in Loudoun County earlier this year. The neuropsychologist, Jonathan DeRight, suggests Kate is malingering.
🦊What was the alternative to trapping and killing foxes who made their home on an
@fcpsnews
playground?
@KayeKory
believes other humane methods should have been explored.
Our reporter Angela Woolsey won a Virginia Press Association Award for her 2018 series on GMU's financial transparency issues!!
Judge's Comments
You write with urgency, yet don't miss any details. Concise and to the point, yet you draw a very clear picture of what is happening.
@AsraNomani
reports on yesterday's testimony of the former
@fcpsnews
principal from Rachel Carson Middle School in the case of B.R. vs. Fairfax County School Board.
🚨 Latest demand from
@fcpsnews
School Board lawyers
@HuntonAK
could make B.R. "Kate" feel like she's being raped all over again, according to her therapist.
@FCPSSupt
refuses to release investigation report on merit award issue, but as
@AsraNomani
reports, emails from
@TJHSST_Official
staffers hint at why students did not get notified on time
Day 4 of "B.R" vs.
@fcpsnews
in Courtroom 1000, "Kate" gives a glimpse of her younger self in this story by
@AsraNomani
. Also, her former counselor testified. The woman now works at a different school in Fairfax County.
The trial between B.R. and
@fcpsnews
began yesterday at the federal courthouse in Alexandria with jury selection and initial testimony from B.R.'s mother.
FCPS students as young as kindergarten will be able to change their name or gender without parent permission according to teacher training documents obtained by a local parent, writes
@AsraNomani
🔥Day 22:
@HuntonAK
lawyers representing
@fcpsnews
rest their case;
@AsraNomani
reports on important rulings by Judge Alston. The case goes to the jury tomorrow.
@FCPSLibertyMS
students transported to the hospital after possibly ingesting THC gummies.
@JasonMiyaresVA
's office issued consumer alert advising to be on the lookout for copycat edibles. H/T
@FFXParentsAssoc
for the info.
🚨Should sexual assault victims be traumatized by invasive exams more than a decade after the initial assault? That's exactly what
@fcpsnews
lawyers
@HuntonAK
are asking for. The judge did not make a ruling this week.
#sexualassault
#Trauma
A
@fcpsnews
school bus caught fire yesterday near Route 7 in Falls Church. No students on board. Staff is unharmed. County contracted maintenance shop, Department of Vehicles Services (DVS) towed the bus and will conduct a thorough investigation, according to spokeswoman.
🔥Day 15:
@AsraNomani
reports from the courtroom that another defendant, "Janet," said in an earlier deposition that she and Kate were "hella bullied." In courtroom testimony she said she doesn't recall.
In 1973, Chris Difford stole money from his mother’s purse to put an ad in the window of a bakery in hopes of finding a guitarist for his band. Considering he didn’t have a band at the time, it was a risk. But when Glenn Tilbrook responded, history was made.
“The $3 million funds the education… the funds aren’t there,” said Hunter Mill District SB Member
@MelanieforEdu
at a school safety town hall. Her comment got immediate rebuttal from Providence District SB candidate and security expert
@tony_sabio
Do you have questions about Ramadan?
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA will open all its mosques to the public for the weekly Friday Prayer services (May 17, 24 and 31) and special Iftar (dinner) Open Mosque events every Saturday (May 18, 25 and June 1) to raise awareness of Ramadan
Join the 4th Annual Stuff A Cruiser Toys for Tots Collection Event, a heartwarming collaboration between
@WeBackBlue
and various agencies such as the
@VSPPIO
Toys for Tots is down 50% in donations right now. We Back Blue aims to make the holiday season brighter for children in
🆕
@FairfaxCountyPD
conducting sobriety checkpoint tonight to “identify and remove impaired drivers from the streets, contributing to safer roadways.” 🚔
#DriveSober