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The driver of a Loudoun County Public Schools maintenance truck who struck and killed a 20-year-old Stone Bridge High School student in January has been charged in the…
Read more Loudoun Co. maintenance truck driver charged for striking, killing Stone Bridge High School student – WTOP NewsUnpaid school lunch debt is becoming a primary issue in Loudoun County Public schools as food insecurity continues to impact the D.C. area. Unpaid school lunch debt is…
Read more Loudoun County schools see a major increase in the number of students unable to pay for school lunches – WTOP NewsLoudoun County Public Schools’ enrollment is projected to drop over the next several years, a trend school leaders anticipate will impact staffing and construction of school buildings. The…
Read more Staffing, future construction could be limbo as Loudoun Co. schools projects declining enrollment – WTOP NewsA Loudoun County student’s suspension is on hold while litigation over whether the punishment was warranted moves forward, a federal judge ruled Friday. A Loudoun County student’s suspension…
Read more Loudoun Co. students’ suspension on hold while legal action over locker room incident proceeds – WTOP NewsCharter schools in Loudoun County will be able to keep asking for funding for infrastructure improvements, as part of an updated policy the school board approved. Charter schools…
Read more In a reversal vote, Loudoun Co. school board will allow charter schools to ask for funding to cover facility upgrades – WTOP NewsA Loudoun County charter school said a proposed change to make charters ineligible for capital improvement program funding would make it challenging to maintain and expand its facilities.…
Read more Loudoun Co. charter school worries proposed policy change will prevent funds to upgrade facilities – WTOP NewsLoudoun County Public Schools violated Title IX and retaliated against two male students being filmed in a boys’ locker room by a transgender student. WTOP’s Nick Iannelli discussed…
Read more Loudoun Co. schools violated Title IX, retaliated by suspending male students, DOE says – WTOP NewsOn the first day of the 2025-2026 school year, Virginia’s third-largest school system says it’s focused on making sure students feel a true sense of belonging as they…
Read more Loudoun Co. schools kick off a new year with focus on connection, empathy and support – WTOP NewsStudents in Loudoun County will now be able to carry naloxone in their backpacks, as part of an update to the school district’s student medication policy. Students in…
Read more Loudoun Co. approves plan to allow students to carry Narcan at school – WTOP NewsLoudoun County Public Schools will update its student handbook with information about parents’ legal obligation to safely secure guns. Loudoun County Public Schools will update its student handbook…
Read more Loudoun Co. schools taking unique step to help prevent guns in schools – WTOP NewsIn a WTOP exclusive, former Loudoun County Public Schools spokesman Wayde Byard is finally speaking on his own behalf, ahead of the release of his book “The Battle…
Read more Acquitted of perjury, longtime Loudoun Co. schools spokesman has new book on school ‘culture war’ – WTOP NewsWhen Loudoun County public school students return to classes this fall a new, tighter cellphone policy will be in place, which could also affect how parents communicate with…
Read more Loudoun Co. school board passes tighter student cellphone policy, set to start this fall – WTOP NewsThe Loudoun County public school system in Northern Virginia has decided not to move ahead with a controversial plan to delay start times for more than a dozen…
Read more Loudoun Co. drops plan for 16 delayed school-start days – WTOP NewsAs some parents express lingering concerns about school start times, the school board in Loudoun County is expected to be briefed on the school division’s bell schedule next…
Read more Some Loudoun Co. parents concerned by earlier elementary school start times, board member says – WTOP NewsCanine teams will start randomly searching Loudoun County high schools next month, Superintendent Aaron Spence said, as part of a plan to deter students from bringing illegal substances…
Read more Canine units to start searching Loudoun Co. high schools for illegal narcotics – WTOP NewsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for a high school French teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns argued before the Supreme Court…
Read more Teacher Fired For Refusing Student’s Preferred Pronouns Asks Court To Restore Suit
