What’s happening in Loudon County?
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@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@LuFins-Dad said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
In my opinion, most of this really needs to come down on the Superintendent more than the board.
A special grand jury in Loudoun County has indicted former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott Ziegler on three misdemeanor charges, a week after issuing a scathing report detailing the school district's misdeeds in responding to a sexual assault.
The office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who had impaneled the grand jury, announced Monday that a Loudoun county judge had ordered three misdemeanor indictments against Ziegler to be unsealed. Loudoun County Public Schools Public Information Officer Wayde Byard was also charged with felony perjury.
Ziegler was charged with one count of misdemeanor false publication, one count of misdemeanor prohibited conduct, and one count of misdemeanor penalizing an employee for a court appearance. The charges carry possible jail time of up to one year. Byard's perjury charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Ziegler, who had served as superintendent for Loudoun County Public Schools since June 2021 after a brief stint as interim superintendent, faced widespread criticism for his response to a May 2021 sexual assault that occurred in the girl's bathroom at Stone Bridge High School. The perpetrator of the assault was transferred to Broad Run High School, where he committed another assault in October 2021. Ziegler was abruptly fired after the special grand jury released a report last week that accused LCPS administrators of "fail[ing] at every juncture" when responding to the assaults.
The special grand jury was impaneled by Miyares at the behest of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), who had vowed to investigate the school district while campaigning ahead of the November 2021 election.
In the report, the grand jury blasted Ziegler for stating at a June 22, 2021, school board meeting that, to his knowledge, there had not been any sexual assaults in school bathrooms. The grand jury said it agreed with multiple witnesses who testified that Ziegler lied at the meeting, including one who said the superintendent's comment was a "bald-faced lie."
Now let’s see how they compensate the guy and his family who they absolutely ridiculed…
@LuFins-Dad said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@LuFins-Dad said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
In my opinion, most of this really needs to come down on the Superintendent more than the board.
A special grand jury in Loudoun County has indicted former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott Ziegler on three misdemeanor charges, a week after issuing a scathing report detailing the school district's misdeeds in responding to a sexual assault.
The office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who had impaneled the grand jury, announced Monday that a Loudoun county judge had ordered three misdemeanor indictments against Ziegler to be unsealed. Loudoun County Public Schools Public Information Officer Wayde Byard was also charged with felony perjury.
Ziegler was charged with one count of misdemeanor false publication, one count of misdemeanor prohibited conduct, and one count of misdemeanor penalizing an employee for a court appearance. The charges carry possible jail time of up to one year. Byard's perjury charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Ziegler, who had served as superintendent for Loudoun County Public Schools since June 2021 after a brief stint as interim superintendent, faced widespread criticism for his response to a May 2021 sexual assault that occurred in the girl's bathroom at Stone Bridge High School. The perpetrator of the assault was transferred to Broad Run High School, where he committed another assault in October 2021. Ziegler was abruptly fired after the special grand jury released a report last week that accused LCPS administrators of "fail[ing] at every juncture" when responding to the assaults.
The special grand jury was impaneled by Miyares at the behest of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), who had vowed to investigate the school district while campaigning ahead of the November 2021 election.
In the report, the grand jury blasted Ziegler for stating at a June 22, 2021, school board meeting that, to his knowledge, there had not been any sexual assaults in school bathrooms. The grand jury said it agreed with multiple witnesses who testified that Ziegler lied at the meeting, including one who said the superintendent's comment was a "bald-faced lie."
Now let’s see how they compensate the guy and his family who they absolutely ridiculed…
Meeelions and meeelions of dollars. I hope.
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@89th said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
Weird. FOIA time?
Taxpayers funded the study. They should have the right to see the report, amirite?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Reaser and Sheridan are done. There are rumors that they may be joining Wade Byard in facing charges.
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@89th said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
Weird. FOIA time?
Taxpayers funded the study. They should have the right to see the report, amirite?
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@89th said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
Weird. FOIA time?
Taxpayers funded the study. They should have the right to see the report, amirite?
In this case, I am in favor of releasing the study.
Generally, though, just because tax payer funded something doesn't mean tax payer gets to see it. E.g., the tax payers funded the nuclear arsenals yet the tax payers generally do not get to see the nuclear arsenals' launch codes, design schematics, operations manuals, etc.
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So apparently Ziegler showed up at a hearing this week with his nails painted and wearing women's earrings... I don't know the full story, yet...
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So apparently Ziegler showed up at a hearing this week with his nails painted and wearing women's earrings... I don't know the full story, yet...
@LuFins-Dad said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
So apparently Ziegler showed up at a hearing this week with his nails painted and wearing women's earrings... I don't know the full story, yet...
Would explain a lot of things, wouldn't it?
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@jon-nyc said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
Remind us who Ziegler is…
He’s the now fired Superintendent that hid the sexual assaults and is facing several criminal charges.
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I don’t think it’s anything more than his trying to show that he’s an ally. The whole college crowd is painting their fingernails for any and all causes. Hell, Luke did for a semester.
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@LuFins-Dad my house has genderless bathrooms...
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue. Of course, that presumes everyone would behave themselves.
Now, locker rooms, otoh.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@LuFins-Dad my house has genderless bathrooms...
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue. Of course, that presumes everyone would behave themselves.
Now, locker rooms, otoh.
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue.
As a student, I don't want to have to sit and listen to the beautiful girl I've been hopelessly admiring from afar in a romantic haze (this is hypothetical, you understand) squeezing out a massive turd in the next stall.
I really don't.
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@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue.
As a student, I don't want to have to sit and listen to the beautiful girl I've been hopelessly admiring from afar in a romantic haze (this is hypothetical, you understand) squeezing out a massive turd in the next stall.
I really don't.
@Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue.
As a student, I don't want to have to sit and listen to the beautiful girl I've been hopelessly admiring from afar in a romantic haze (this is hypothetical, you understand) squeezing out a massive turd in the next stall.
I really don't.
Just pretend you're married...
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@Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue.
As a student, I don't want to have to sit and listen to the beautiful girl I've been hopelessly admiring from afar in a romantic haze (this is hypothetical, you understand) squeezing out a massive turd in the next stall.
I really don't.
Just pretend you're married...
@Jolly said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
@George-K said in What’s happening in Loudon County?:
But, srsly, as long as there's privacy, i don't think it should be an issue.
As a student, I don't want to have to sit and listen to the beautiful girl I've been hopelessly admiring from afar in a romantic haze (this is hypothetical, you understand) squeezing out a massive turd in the next stall.
I really don't.
Just pretend you're married...
That was sort of my point, LOL.
