A special grand jury report released this week found that Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler lied about the first of two sexual assaults committed by the same student last year.
, which first reported the news. The former superintendent could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.
Ziegler and school officials have faced intense criticism for their response to the sexual assaults, which took place in May and October of last year. In particular, officials have been blasted for their decision to transfer the student assailant from one high school, where he assaulted a student in a girls’ bathroom, to another high school, where he assaulted another student in a classroom.
But Loudoun schools drew unfavorable attention from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who made the district a target during his campaign last year. He ordered the grand jury investigation during his first days in office and, this spring,all nine members of the school board to seek reelection in November, which would have shortened the term of most of them.
Several Loudoun parents, education activists and county leaders across the political spectrum shared messages late Tuesday supporting Ziegler’s firing. Many had previously called for his removal along with that of other school leaders.“I fully support the School Board’s decision to fire the Superintendent in light of the recent grand jury report.
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