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Shatter the silence around sexual harrassement and abuse in Fairfax County Public Schools. Non-partisan, grassroots, non-profit. #shatterthesilenceFCPS
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BREAKING: Fairfax County Public Schools asks the Supreme Court to give schools “one free rape” before they’re liable for sexual violence.
Sign our petition to DEMAND that FCPS drop this case.
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BREAKING:
Associated Press covers sex abuse lawsuits against Fairfax County Public Schools.
Story is getting major attention. Picked up by Washington Post, NBC12, Fox News, Roanoke Times.
FCPS can’t hide its failure to take sex abuse seriously anymore.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIED Fairfax County Public School’s push for the One Free Rape Rule, 9-0.
@FCPSSupt
should stop sending taxpayer $ to Hunton Andrews Kurth after ANOTHER loss.
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BREAKING: The US Department of Education finds that Fairfax County Public Schools violated the civil rights of “thousands” of disabled students.
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BREAKING: Fairfax County Public Schools going to trial against SEXUAL ABUSE, gross negligence, and FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION claims.
MUST SHARE
FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit claims Fairfax County Public Schools did not take rape allegations seriously when brought to their attention by a 12-year-old girl. A decade later, the victim is only opening up with me as she fights for justice.
DETAILS HERE➖
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Breaking News: Madison High School Students Walk-Out to Protest Fairfax County Public School's mishandling of Sexual Assault in
@fcpsnews
.
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Breaking News: Madison High School Students walk out to protest
@shatterFCPS
public school's mishandling of sexual assault, as well as "one free rape" appeal to Supreme Court.
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Enough is enough! FCPS must stop.
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Breaking:
A Frost Middle School Student was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom last week by an "unknown individual."
We call on
@fcpsnews
and
@FairfaxCountyPD
to investigate this promptly and transparently--including warning signs missed by staff
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BREAKING:
The Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into FCPS for its retaliation against disability advocate moms.
OCR will investigate how FCPS and its creepy
@HuntonAK
lawyer Ryan Bates sued these moms to deny their free speech rights.
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Read this horrific story about the sexual abuse a 12 year old girl suffered at Fairfax County Public Schools.
Instead of fixing this problem 10 years ago, the school is fighting her in court.
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Powerful images from today's school-walk out to protest
@fcpsnews
's inadequate response to sexual misconduct in schools, as well as their appeal to
#SCOTUS
asking for one free rape.
Photo credits Sara Rooney, student journalist for
@madnewsnetwork
#shatterthesilenceFCPS
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Brave students
@centrevillehighschool
protesting
@fcpsnews
's attempt to get the Supreme Court to enshrine the
#onefreerape
rule and destroy
#titleIX
. Anger also against
#FCPS
's coverup culture regarding sexual misconduct.
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It appears
@FCPSSupt
has officially taken on the villain role required to be Supt. Let’s never forget how they treated
@Debra_Tisler
@CallieOettinger
for exposing the truth of FCPS’ legal invoices. Suing parents doesn’t scream “caring about your kids.” At this point,
More legal fees down the 🚽
Dr. Reid announces FCPS will fight releasing its report to investigators seeking to uncover the truth about the failure to notify commended students.
This less than a month after a Loudoun judge discredited privilege arguments FCPS now relies on.
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A sexual abuse case in Fairfax County Public Schools goes to trial in Federal Court tomorrow. Another instance of misconduct/ mishandling of sexual violence. To read more of this article in the Fairfax Times (including FCPS’s statement), the link is below
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Is this the 1950s? You have a survivor talking about their alleged abuse at 12 years old in FCPS . Instead of litigating the case on facts, the SB elects to shame her by talking about her sexual history POST her abuse, her college essay, her SECOND GRADE REPORT CARD? Do better…
🔥 DAY 9
@FairfaxTimes
: At 15, “Kate” wrote her musings in a diary. In a trial over an alleged coverup of sexual harassment of Kate from when she was 12, the
@FCPSNews
School Board, led by
@KarlFrisch
, made the diary of a teen girl Defense Exhibit 130.
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We are a non-partisan organization but
@JasonMiyaresVA
, you need to add Fairfax County Public Schools to the list of priority investigations. There are A LOT of skeletons in the closet. FCPS' track record of civil rights violations is horrific (14 OCR complaints to be precise).
As a candidate, I promised to investigate the scandals at the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County Schools.
As Attorney General, I am proud to say that the process has begun and the investigations are officially open.
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Breaking:
@SPEDAction
reports that
@fcpsnews
is failing to comply with the 2022 order from the US Dept. of Education's Office of Civil Rights.
FCPS systemically denied disabled students adequate accommodations. FCPS must comply with law!
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Why are students at FCPS walking out this week?
We explained it all here 👇
BREAKING: Fairfax County Public Schools asks the Supreme Court to give schools “one free rape” before they’re liable for sexual violence.
Sign our petition to DEMAND that FCPS drop this case.
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Fairfax Police bust a coach hacking into children's social media and blackmailing them for lewd images. Good work, Fairfax Police. However, keep looking. Who aided and abetted this perp? Which mandatory reporters failed to report? Never just one!
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Wow! Credible reports by
@d_tisler
that law firm Blankenship & Keith broke the federal law (FERPA) by releasing private student data. Now
@LCPSOfficial
has hired same firm to do an "independent investigation" of Loudon's failed responses to sexual violence.
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Happy New Years,
@fcpsnews
!
Let's look at the ways you harmed children in 2021.
It's quite the list. And Shatter the Silence won't let it happen again.
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There’s a difference between vigorously defending your client and crossing that fine line of it being abusive. It appears in all litigation FCPS has whether it be children sexually abused, harm of disabled students, or other civil rights violations, FCPS appears to cross it
WATCH
@FairfaxTimes
. I could never have imagined I'd be asking a lawyer for
@FCPSNews
board members why they are demanding vaginal + anal exams of a former student 'Kate,' now 23 and the alleged victim of rape when she was 11. Here is how
@HuntonAK
lawyer Ryan Bates responds.
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‼️BREAKING THREAD: LCPS Division Counsel, Robert Falconi, has long standing ties to sexual assault. Traceable to TEN YEARS AGO, when he represented FCPS against one of their largest “voluntary resolutions” with Dept of ED’s OCR for sexual abuse against a 12 year old in 2012
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70% of college sexual assault survivors say that reporting made them feel LESS safe. Imagine what CHILDREN, forced by law to attend school, who cannot easily move or transfer, and don't often understand what's going on, deal with.
#metook12
#endk12violence
#shatterthesilencefcps
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If FCPS had won, it would be unlawful for sex abuse survivors to protect their identity in court.
School board members like
@KarlFrischFCPS
@LJ4fcps
@AbrarOmeish
@Megan4Schools
were comfortable throwing every survivor in the country under the bus to silence a former student.
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We stand with Taylor. No child should be subjected to violence.
@GlennYoungkin
@JasonMiyaresVA
continue to drag their feet investigating children being PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY abused in Fairfax. We’ve called on them to investigate. We get there are many DISGUSTING things in FCPS.
This is how
@fcpsnews
treats
@USArmy
families.
#Strangled
@LauraJaneCohen
🦄🌈
@KarlFrisch
🥚
@AbrarOmeish
🇮🇱
@RachnaHeizer
📱
@MelanieForEdu
🍱
@Keys_Gamarra
🎤
@Stella4Senate
@MasonDistrictSB
@Kaufax4Schools
@ElaineTholen
@Karen4Schools
@Megan4Schools
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To the
@HuntonAK
lawyers behind the "one free rape rule": your firm fought for segregation in Brown v. Board. You are once again on the wrong side of history re: civil rights. This will define your career. The people are watching. Withdraw.
@ElbertLin
, Sona Rewari,
@PerieReiko
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The taxpayers are now on the hook for a year of paid vacation for a “superintendent” that caused child rape and covered it up.
The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously to fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler without cause. This means Dr. Ziegler will be paid, as severance, 12 months of salary and compensation, according to his contract.
@7NewsDC
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Thank you for 500 followers!
We will continue to highlight the pattern and practice of civil rights violations committed at Fairfax County Public Schools. Especially those involving sexual abuse of students.
Stay tuned for tomorrow morning 👀
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@fcpsnews
are you listening? Drop the appeal to SCOTUS asking for one free rape! Stop the cover-ups and take SA seriouslyt. Listen to students, not
@HuntonAK
@stella_pekarsky
@RachnaFCPSSB
@Ricardy4Mason
@KarlFrischFCPS
@MelanieForEdu
@LJ4fcps
@AbrarOmeish
@KeysGamarraFCPS
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We don't take a position on the bond referendum, but if you are short on cash maybe your should stop paying
@HuntonAK
millions to cover up child sex abuse, gut Title IX, and file SLAAP lawsuits against parents who file FOIA requests
@GoldwaterInst
@AsraNomani
A school bond referendum is on the general election ballot. Polls are open today until 7 p.m. The sale of municipal bonds is a form of long-term borrowing that spreads the cost of major capital improvements over the years facilities are used. More at
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A student gave us a tip that the sexual assault at Frost Middle School has been swept under the rug. This student alleges the perpetrator went unpunished and is still in school. We would absolutely not be shocked, if that were the case. Anyone else have any more info? Of course,
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55 percent of girls will face sexual harrassement in school. We accept this as if it is normal. School bureacrats must act PROACTIVELY to prevent sexual assault and respond appropriately, or face tough consequences!
Terrific Title IX webinar today for the Louisiana Law Review Symposium with
@elizabethxutang
@shiwali_patel
of the
@nwlc
and
@akimmel
of
@Public_Justice
. This slide's stats from NWLC and
@AAUW
research.
#MeTooK12
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MUST READ + RT article detailing how Fairfax County Public Schools uses
@HuntonAK
lawyers to cover up its failings on child sex abuse, disability rights, other civil rights.
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This is the
@HuntonAK
team that bullied a 12 year old rape victim for 5 weeks and spent $14 million of your taxpayers to fund their lifestyles! Bragging about slut shaming a 12 year old for five weeks is insane. Feel free to comment on Mr. Bates post!
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FCPS loves to fight children and families with big law lawyers charging millions a years. Guess
@HuntonAK
wasn’t able to spin their egregious behavior to win cases so they moved on to
@SidleyLaw
. Only hurts families in FCPS. Reality is John Foster constantly outsources “legal
Shawnna Yashar unearthed the hiding of awards: “All the high-powered, expensive lawyers in D.C. can't wash away the fraud Fairfax County Public Schools inflicted on hundreds of students and their families...Parents don't need a $2,250/hour lawyer to know FCPS is in the wrong."
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Many
@fcpsnews
parents wonder why the school spent $10 million on legal services in two years.
Here’s the answer ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Fighting student sex abuse victims in court. The details of the abuse this girl faced at FCPS are horrid.
The AP has the details.
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This behavior is why we exist. 👇
Fairfax County Public Schools attacks sexual abuse survivors.
After settling with US Department of Education for failing to keep records on sexual harassment…
@fcpsnews
destroys records + evidence instead!
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We hope AG
@JasonMiyaresVA
will seriously consider investigating
@fcpsnews
over its repeated mishandling of student sexual abuse.
Read the facts on our website:
SOME PERSONAL NEWS - This month, I will begin a new job as Chief-of-Staff to the new Virginia Attorney General
@JasonMiyaresVA
. I’m excited to serve the Commonwealth under the leadership of my friend, and to work on important policy & justice issues.
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Breaking News:
@fcpsnews
walk-out in protest over FCPS's cover-up culture on sexual abuse and harassment.
Anger over
#FCPS
's attempts to get
#scotus
to enshrine a
#onefreeraperule
for
#titleIX
.
#endk12violence
#metoo
#metook12
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We never will forget how FCPS sued parents
@CallieOettinger
and
@Debra_Tisler
for seeking accountability. Spending taxpayer money to intimidate parents is the epitome of despicable
If you’ve ever submitted a FOIA request, you’re familiar with the heavy-handed redactions of some organizations.
How do you access what’s behind the redactions?
Often, the answer is: You can’t. The redactions aren’t reversible. But, sometimes . . .
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Concerning response. “It could have been worse” is never an appropriate attitude when the subject is child sex abuse.
Loudoun County Public Schools’ response to the special grand jury’s report included the word “pleased.”
Two students were sexually assaulted.
Story:
@7NewsDC
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As a non-partisan org focusing on civil rights, we will say is, it seems FCPS cares more about performative action. Why doesn’t
#FCPS
suspend/ take proper action against sexual assault/ abuse? Their record reflects. Then they have their goons
@HuntonAK
swoop in to cover it up.
BREAKING. New document received by
@DefendingEd
reveals
@fcpsnews
Scott Brabrand today ordered principals to suspend students from school if they don't wear masks. Brabrand sets up showdown with
@GovernorVA
@WinsomeSears
@JasonMiyaresVA
@jillian4supt
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Wow!
@fcpsnews
devotes chunk of the closed section to single-victim sex-abuse cover-up cases where 12 yr old gang-raped! What are they hiding?
@stella_pekarsky
@Ricardy4Mason
@AbrarOmeish
@KarlFrischFCPS
we doing reform & accountability or more cover-up? The people are watching!
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FCPS argues it shouldn’t be liable for doing nothing in response to Jane’s reports of sexual violence, because she wasn’t abused again after the school ignored her reports.
A Fourth Circuit judge calls this argument the “one free rape” rule.
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We would encourage
@JasonMiyaresVA
to reach out. Investigations are needed badly in Fairfax. We would ask someone from the AG to please follow up. There are families and children that have been harmed/continue to be harmed by the same or similar people
@JasonMiyaresVA
can you follow up with Fairfax parents about LCPS Counsel Robert Falconi and his pattern of dealing with sexual assaults in schools?
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The Fairfax County School Board, composed of many self-proclaimed progressives, commented that staff acted appropriately in this instance.
They’d rather fight survivors in court than fix a long-standing practice of failing to appropriately address sex abuse.
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FCPS attempts to block justice for Jane Doe, a former student. A jury found that Jane was sexually assaulted on a school bus.
Appeals court ordered a new trial for Jane because a jury misapplied the law.
Now FCPS asks SCOTUS to save it from liability.
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Indictments for Loudoun public schools employees who covered up child sexual abuse.
Well deserved.
Notably, Loudoun attorney Robert Falconi, who engaged in witness tampering previously worked for Fairfax County Public Schools.
What did he do for FCPS?
BREAKING: A Loudoun County Judge ordered the unsealing today of four indictments against two Loudoun County Public Schools employees.
@7NewsDC
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We’re glad that Ghislaine Maxwell will face justice for trafficking girls. Her violence can’t be undone.
Some of charges involved “conspiracy to commit human trafficking.”
The men that participated must face justice too.
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Protect survivors by signing our petition urging FCPS to drop this case immediately.
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Another day of FCPS thinking they will continue to get away w/ the SILENCE of child sexual abuse & harassment. If you want to know how your money is being frivolously spent, it’s using litigation as a tool to further abuse the children who have bravely come forward. 2 ex below:
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Wow!
@AbrarOmeish
. You sued
@d_tisler
and other moms with a SLAAP lawsuit after they did a FOIA request that showed
@fcpsnews
bad on civil rights. After ur lawyer, Ryan Bates of
@HuntonAK
, billing taxpayers $700 hr/ gets laughed out of court, you want to sing kumbaya!? Nice try.
@AbrarOmeish
Please remember to take those steps to help kids.
@1in5advocacy
@endk12violence
@shatterFCPS
@FFXParentsAssoc
@DefendingEd
@SPEDAction
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FCPS also asked the Supreme Court to adopt a “One Free Rape Rule” for student-on-student sex abuse in another case.
Basically, if a student is abused and reports it, the school isn’t liable for ignoring the report unless the student is abused again.
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With the One Free Rape Rule,
@Public_Justice
attorney
@azbrodsky
has it right: “FCPS is asking the Supreme Court to gut protections for sexual assault survivors.”
“Protecting students from sexual abuse should be a nonpartisan issue.”
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No jail time for teacher aide convicted of abusing disabled students.
Without accountability, our children are in danger.
#shatterthesilenceFCPS
.
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Robert Falconi is division counsel at ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS?! How did we miss this? This is literally the definition of recycle the trash! Why would Alexandria Public Schools think this was a great idea?!? He is on a NOVA circuit tour! What’s next Arlington Public Schools?
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If
@fcpsnews
hides students' awards, what else are they hiding??
Beating and chaining of disabled students? Child sex abuse? Sex Trafficking? Ethnic & religious-based harassment?
Sounds too horrible to believe, but all of the above is well-substantiated. Need accountability!
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We aren't partisan, but
@MarkHerringVA
track record on child sex abuse in school was lackluster at best. We hope
@JasonMiyaresVA
does better, using the full power of his office to keep our schoolchildren safe. Wishing Jason the best.
Mark Herring was an awful, ideological activist Attorney General who put the priorities of his party's most extreme voices above Virginia's constitution.
His dismissal and replacement by
@JasonMiyaresVA
may be the most significant story out of last night's remarkable results.
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It is clear that FCPS has a practice of failing to address student sex abuse.
They treat survivors with the “Fairfax Two Step.”
First, FCPS ignores abuse reports.
Second, if ignoring reports doesn’t work, FCPS retaliates against students who report.
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Jeff Morse covered up two instances of child rape at Loudoun, but cloaks himself in progressive activism to avoid criticism.
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@lukerosiak
Fantastic article on a troubling situation. We are a new non-profit trying to hold FCPS accountable for child sex abuse, and push for real reform. Sadly, we think this case is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned.
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FCPS punished Fairfax moms
@d_tisler
and
@CallieOettinger
for exercising their First Amendment rights.
@HuntonAK
lawyer Ryan Bates sued Debra and Callie for publishing FCPS invoices that the school sent to them!
Pure retaliation & easy win in court.
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Fairfax County Public Schools has drawn more than half a dozen OCR complaints & multiple settlements related to ignoring student sexual abuse.
#TitleIX
We hope law enforcement will take action even though there hasn’t been as much political attention.
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We should just admit that FCPS and LCPS are corrupt and the sole concerns of these people “in charge” is themselves.
@JasonMiyaresVA
what are you going to do about the president elect of the VA state bar trying to smear a rape victim in the gallery of a court during her trial?
The priorities for school systems are clear: "control the narrative" as
@LCPSOfficial
is trying to do with Supt. Spence who hired his friend Natalie Allen into a new $251,000 PR job.
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Shatter the Silence stands with these students.
Fairfax County Public Schools has an enormous problem with Title IX.
Multiple federal lawsuits, OCR settlements, court sanctions, and clear pattern of stonewalling students that report.
@JasonMiyaresVA
Students walked out today at MVHS to protest a wave of sexual harassment & the schools failure to respond properly to stop it.
Other schools at FCPS have faced a rash of similar incidents, as the stress from COVID & COVID restrictions have given rise to troubling behavior.
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"I know that you may see things like me losing my case, which may look like a deterrent from coming forward because it feels like the system fails victims like me, but we’re stronger together than speaking up alone."
Thank you, BR (aka Kate).
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The facts of this lawsuit are disturbing.
So is the fact that the school is hiding the identities of the accused teachers and administrators from parents.
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@AsraNomani
only
@fcpsnews
can talk about how to cover up child sex abuse and then give empty platitudes about having more inclusive library books. Can we actually respect civil rights? Real reform, not performative nonsense,
@RachnaFCPSSB
@stella_pekarsky
@Ricardy4Mason
We all know
@fcpsnews
targeted “B. R.” for harassment in court after she was sexually assaulted.
@RachnaHeizer
@stella_pekarsky
@Ricardy4Mason
your platitudes mean nothing. We are all with
@shatterFCPS
. Stop the rape culture in FCPS.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FCPS!
Here’s all the ways Fairfax County Public Schools failed to protect student civil rights this year.
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This article is heinous. A pelvic exam for a minor sex abuse victim? This seems like a punishment for the victim having the courage to speak up. Why are we letting
@fcpsnews
get away with it? B.R./ Kate is just an example of how FCPS is failing at meeting basic safety needs for
‘Kate,’ 23, alleges she was raped at Rachel Carson Middle School in 2011. Now, 12 years later,
@fcpsnews
school board says she must spread her legs for vaginal + anal exams—with no family in the room. Her therapist says it’s like being raped again.
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Let's not forget that FCPS has at least 3 open OCR investgations and 11 settlements.
Read about one from earlier this year:
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One of the few FCPS employees named in federal lawsuit for coverup of sex abuse of a 12 year old girl at Rachel Carson Middle School is
@fezuluaga
.
Doesn’t make sense why many have identities protected.
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Read the full story from
@SPEDAction
here.
Note creepy behavior by Hunton lawyer Ryan Bates.
What was he trying to hide?
@TimothySandefur
@GoldwaterInst
Maybe info on the abuse cases above?
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Wonder how many sexual assault victims Robert Falconi might have further harmed. After all he used to work at Blankingship & Keith to “defend” FCPS against sexual assault. We are missing the “independent investigation” part when his pals still work there. Wonder if witness
Back in court today to watch
@LCPSOfficial
Robert Falconi squirm on the witness stand. LCPS failed to bring the Blankingship & Keith independent sexual assault report. Judge Fisher put an end to the games & requested to view the report via camera. Case continues on 5/30.
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We didn’t coin the name “One Free Rape” rule for FCPS’s legal argument.
Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn did. ⬇️
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FCPS has to make a “statement” by publicly attempting to destroy, intimidate, humiliate, or embarrass victims to deter anyone else that decides to come forward. The reality is LCPS and FCPS has a MASSIVE sexual violence issue and cover up culture.
@shatterFCPS
They will stop at nothing. They usually get to settle cases in the dark since most of the cases brought against them are while the plaintiffs are still minors. Therefore, they make deals to keep the settlement agreement confidential.
They are big mad that this case is public
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Our org hasn't taken a position on TJ Admission, but it is troubling to see openly rascist sentiment between school board members. With this attitude normalized, it's no wonder HALF (!) Of
@fcpsnews
students report being victims of rascism in school.
🧵🚨Breaking. In
@coalitionforTJ
vs
@fcpsnews
,
@PacificLegal
uncovers school board texts, compiled
@DefendingEd
, proving the racism behind new admissions to
#1
high school. It has an "anti asian feel...lol," texted
@AbrarOmeish
to
@stella_pekarsky
. LOL🤯
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Horrific story. Brave victim of Fairfax county public schools sexual abuse speaks up. Our organization stands behind her. We support B.R.
"I suffered violent rapes..entirely preventable had school employees acted appropriately..I filed my lawsuit as “Jane Doe” to protect my safety & privacy" but the
@fcpsnews
lawyer challenged the pseudonym-tho not those of perpetrators & school employees.
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Asra, can you also ask
@fezuluaga
why he was named in a federal lawsuit of covering up a 12 year old sex abuse victim ten years ago?! It seems Zuluaga has had zero regard for civil rights. Also, we ask FCPS why they keep him around?
TJ mom Shawna Yashar spoke to
@fcpsnews
asst. supt.
@fezuluaga
who owned the screwup. He told me: "It was a mistake." I asked for remedies:
1⃣ inform all parents from past years
2⃣ hand over the awards
@TJAnnB
has held
3⃣ investigate Ann, Brandon
4⃣ celebrate kids
Crickets 🦗
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Victims in Fairfax are being left out of the discourse.There’s a long paper trail of these instances. Yet, these victims have courageous fought for years, but CONTINUE to be silenced & unheard.There needs to be a dialogue of K-12 sexual abuse generally but especially, ALL of NOVA
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To be clear, this is the same case that
@laurascudds
put on the front page of
@FairfaxTimes
and
@lukerosiak
did an expose' on. A horrific case, but likely just the tip of the iceberg---how many more victims are there
@fcpsnews
? Need reform and justice!
Wow!
@fcpsnews
devotes chunk of the closed section to single-victim sex-abuse cover-up cases where 12 yr old gang-raped! What are they hiding?
@stella_pekarsky
@Ricardy4Mason
@AbrarOmeish
@KarlFrischFCPS
we doing reform & accountability or more cover-up? The people are watching!
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@AsraNomani
@FLisBest
@thesierrafox
@fcpsnews
@IWN
@IWF
@WinsomeSears
The abuse and cover up is disturbing — but also that FCPS is concealing the names of the accused teachers and administrators.
They’ve been hiding this scandal from parents.
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Fantastic article on a troubling situation. We are a new non-profit trying to hold FCPS accountable for child sex abuse, and push for real reform. Sadly, we think this case is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned.
@lukerosiak
@DoBetterFCPS
The law firm that employed Terry McAuliffe until his campaign is paid by a school system to battle against parents and alleged sexual assault victims, and is currently trying to get a case thrown out from a girl who says she was gang raped in school.
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Certain FCPS lawyers have blocked us (won’t publicly identify). Just bc you work for Hunton Andrews/ Blankenship & Keith, you STILL represent the government. Getting “mad” bc people criticize your work (not even the lawyer personally) is WEAK. Maybe don’t represent the government
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Insane that FCPS would rather have PR consultants on retainer instead of proper protections. Where are the priorities?
🚨
@FairfaxTimes
from Courtroom 1000.
@FCPSNews
tries to discredit the “story” of fmr student “Kate,” as
@IHTRT01
victims’ advocate criticizes the “boys’ club in the courtroom.” EXCLUSIVE: FCPS hired lawyer
@MichaelMYork
@VAStateBar
to discredit the victim.
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FCPS loves legal questions as a sophisticated way to victim blame.
@fcpsnews
previously argued autistic kids in chains suffered no legal injury, and that a 12 yr old rape victim was a phantom who couldn't sue because she filed as "jane doe."
@ElbertLin
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“While survivors may lack x-rays of broken bones and the photos of the scars of sutured skin that the law and jurors like to use as a measure of harm, they carry a deeper full-body and mind wound unequal to any other civil wrong.”
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FCPS’ petition to the Supreme Court fits its pattern of abusing survivors.
We call it the FCPS two step. First, stonewall survivors who report abuse, then fight them in court.
More on this pattern below.
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Students deserve better from the nation’s 10th largest public school district.
The press and public are paying attention.
We won’t be silent on FCPS’s failure to take abuse reports seriously.
USDOJ and
@JasonMiyaresVA
should investigate.
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Go to OCR website, how many FAPE complaints does
@fcpsnews
have?? Another day, another voluntary resolution and/or new investigation. Take disability rights seriously!
@d_tisler
@shatterFCPS
@VDOE_News
@ArmyOfParents
yet blakenship works TIRESSLEY to victimize children within the same enviroment by denying FAPE to our most vunerable students make it make sense
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We have OVER 1,000 signatures on our petition demanding Fairfax County Public Schools to drop its assault on Title IX at the Supreme Court.
Let’s hit 1,500 tonight.
Swell of support coming from FCPS community on Instagram. IG: shatterthesilencefcps.
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