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Wakefield HS Locked Down Due To Possible Trespasser: Arlington Police (
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Wakefield High School has been placed into lockdown due to a report of a possible trespasser, according to police. The Arlington County Police Department was called to the school at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 to investigate the incident. The school was placed on lockdown and there is expected to be a continued police presence in the area throughout the day as police investigate. Related story - Threatening Message Found Written At Katherine Johnson Middle School, Police Say No injuries were reported as of 1:40 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as the investigation continued. …
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Threatening Message Found Written At Fairfax City Middle School, Police Say
There will be an increased police presence at a Fairfax City middle school on Thursday morning after a threatening message was found inside the building. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Feb. 2, the Fairfax City Police Department issued an alert to the community advising that students at Katherine Johnson Middle School on Jermantown Road will be met with an increased police presence throughout the rest of the day to allow officers to investigate. A threatening message was found written inside of Katherine Johnson Middle School. It is unclear how long ago the message was written. Childre…
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High School Basketball Game Called Off In VA After Player Assaults Opponent: Sheriff
Benches cleared on Tuesday night during the Colonial Forge High School basketball game against Mountain View High School in Stafford when a large fight broke out and members of the sheriff’s office had to step in. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that a basketball player assaulted another on the opposing team, and a large crowd formed on the court during the chaotic scene. The game had to be called off due to the fight. Additional members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to the school to help get everyone out of the g…
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Teacher's Assistant At Preschool In Dumfries Accused Of Assault And Battery Of Boy: Police
An educator with the Prince William County Public Schools system is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a 5-year-old boy during school hours. Sharon Lee Bryan, 54, of Dumfries, was charged with assault and battery after her co-workers at the Washington-Reid Preschool Center caught her stepping on a student’s leg, according to the Prince William County Police Department. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, officers responded to the preschool to investigate the alleged assault by a teacher against a student the previous day. According to police, the investigation into the incident determined that Br…
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Police Called To Investigate Reports Of Bomb Being Brought To Unity Reed High School
There is going to be a heavy police presence at Unity Reed High School in Manassas on Thursday afternoon following a reported bomb threat. The Prince William County Police Department issued an alert shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 after officers responded to the high school for reports of a person traveling to the building with a bomb. Police Incident: Bomb Threat | Manassas; #PWCPD is currently on scene of Unity Reed HS for REPORTS of an individual traveling to URHS with a bomb. Expect heavy police presence in the area as the investigation continues. Actions are precautio…
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Superintendent, Assistant Principal Depart After Student Shoots Teacher In VA: Reports
Some school officials in Virginia are reportedly leaving their posts in the wake of an elementary school student shooting his teacher in front of classmates in Newport News earlier this month. Newport News Schools Superintendent George Parker III is reportedly out effective as of Feb. 1, according to reports, while Richneck Elementary Assistant Principal Ebony Parker will also be leaving her spot following the Jan. 6 shooting of Abigail Zwerner by a 6-year-old child. Dr. Michele Mitchell has reportedly been appointed as the interim superintendent while the district searches for a permanent …
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Former President Of Education Association In VA Accused Of Embezzling $410K
The former president of the Arlington Education Association (AEA) has been arrested for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the agency. Woodbridge resident Ingrid Gant, 54, is facing multiple felonies for allegedly embezzling more than $400,000 from the AEA, where she was the president for six years, in order to live a lavish lifestyle, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Detectives say that they were notified of the potential theft in September last year following an internal audit when Gant failed to provide financial reports or file tax returns, caus…
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Racist, Anti-Semitic Writing Reported At Two Different VA High Schools In Two Days
For the second time in two days, members of the Leesburg Police Department were called in to investigate reports of racist and anti-Semitic writing that were found in bathrooms at area high schools. On Friday, Jan. 20, the department responded to Heritage High School, where there was hateful graffiti posted in one of the bathrooms less than 24 hours after a similar incident was reported at Loudoun County High School. The hateful writings come less than two weeks after there were three instances of racist writing on the walls of bathrooms inside Heritage High School that remains under i…
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Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized
Parents are demanding safety improvements after a violent fight caught on video sent at least one student to the hospital with head injuries, reports NBC 4. The fight broke out at Riverbend High School before classes started on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The video shows several students punching each other before one of the teens was thrown to the ground violently. The teen later was revealed to have suffered a severe concussion in the attack. In the background of the video, other students were seen continuing to punch and choke each other, the outlet continues. SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. Eight teenager…
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School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In Prince William County Deemed Not Credible, Police Say
A school bus at Forest Park High School had to be cleared on Thursday afternoon after officials received a threat reportedly targeting the vehicle, according to police. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, the Prince William County Police Department announced it was called to investigate an alleged bomb threat aboard a school bus, which was returned to the high school, and students were safely removed. Officials say that the bus remained unoccupied as a Bomb K9 responded to the scene. *UPDATE: Ref #bombthreat aboard bus at Forest Park HS; the bus has been cleared. No device was …
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Racist Writing Reported On School Bathroom Walls In VA
The Leesburg Police Department has been called to investigate racist writing that was found in three bathrooms at an area high school. Officials say that officials at Heritage High School found three instances of racist writing on the walls of bathrooms inside the building, and are now working with the Loudoun County Public Schools to investigate the incidents. The nature of the graffiti has not been disclosed by investigators. According to police, school officials have since searched all bathrooms and locker rooms at Heritage High School and are in the process of removing the racist messa…
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Threat At Virginia Middle School 'Not Credible' According To Police
One underage suspect is in custody in Leesburg after making a threat involving Harper Park Middle School. The Leesburg Police Department was advised by the School Resource Officer assigned to the middle school of a threat made by a juvenile student on Tuesday, Jan. 10 involving the building on Potomac Station Drive NE. According to officials, the department is working with Loudoun County Public Schools regarding the threat, which is not believed to be credible. The teen has been turned over to a parent and police are leaving the discipline to the school district. The nature of the threat w…
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