Even for scandals as devastating as the one that has consumed the Loudoun County school board, justice moves slowly. There is no better illustration of how far off the rails our educational system has gone than this case, which became a significant issue in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race. A judge found sufficient evidence that the student coerced a female student into performing at least two sex acts at Stone Bridge High School. The school board in Virginia was accused of covering up the incident. The student, who initially was reported to identify as “gender fluid,” was charged with sexually assaulting a girl at the school. However, no action was taken against this student. The accused teen was sent to Ashburn’s Broad Run High School, where they committed yet another attack.
Finally, a grand jury investigation was conducted, shedding light on the widespread neglect of the issue. A review board found that school officials had tried to hinder their inquiry and obscure the facts to protect their interests rather than that of the students and the community. The school board met in an executive session for two hours on December 6 and unanimously agreed to dismiss Superintendent Scott Zeigler immediately. Still, he will continue to be paid his $323,000 annual salary. A raise of nearly $30,000 was authorized for Mr. Zeigler by the school board this past summer (via Loudoun Now):
After a two-hour closed session Tuesday to discuss the special grand jury’s report on the handling of two sexual assaults by the same student at Loudoun County Public Schools, the School Board voted unanimously and without public discussion to immediately and without cause fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler.
Ziegler will get his full $323,000 pay and benefits for the following 12 months, as per the provisions of his contract, despite being terminated without reason. A $12,000 yearly vehicle allowance, health insurance, and a retirement fund are all part of his total income package. In July, the School Board decided to give Ziegler a raise of $28,000.
After assaulting a female in a toilet at Stone Bridge High School, the same boy transferred to Broad Run High School, where he attacked another girl in a classroom with the lights down, prompting a special grand jury to look at the district’s response to the two incidents. The special grand jury determined that the school administration put their own needs ahead of those of the school district and the community, prevented information from getting out to the public, and even tried to thwart the inquiry being conducted by the panel.
After casting its vote, the School Board abruptly ended the meeting and declined to answer reporters’ questions outside.
Jessica Smith, the first victim’s mother, said, “It’s awful that it required a special grand jury report for anybody to take any action.” Ziegler’s dismissal was long overdue, and we can only hope it’s the start of many releases of those responsible for the suffering of the young women who will never recover from what they endured.
Although COVID has been an incoherent mess of science fiction and disgusting virtue-signaling about mask-wearing, it has opened parents’ eyes to what their children were learning in school and has been absolute nightmare fuel. Combine it with a school board that protects rapist children, and you have a formula for a public relations explosion on the scale of Chornobyl.