Principal Change at Herndon High School

[Anonymous]

What happened? Why the sudden change?

[Anonymous]

Don't see anything about this on the website. Just looked at their administrative staff. Sure don't have many men on the staff. Puzzling.

[Anonymous]

Seems my thread about the topic (through the lens of Louise Archer ES where Noto is headed) got deleted. 🤷‍♀️

Change is very abrupt mid-year. Seemed like there was a last minute staff meeting to discuss it today per teens.

[Anonymous]

BTW I have a few theories but I’m not ready to share yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't see anything about this on the website. Just looked at their administrative staff. Sure don't have many men on the staff. Puzzling.

She only just informed staff and the community today, so I doubt the website would already denote the change.

She is leaving to become the principal at Louise Archer Elementary School, and there will likely be an interim principal for the rest of the school year until a permanent replacement is hired.

It is unclear whether she made this decision on her own or if it is coming from above.

[Anonymous]

She has been a FCPS darling.

https://herndonhs.fcps.edu/features/dr-noto-named-region-1-outstanding-principal-2024-2025

But moving to ES seems like a step down unless she needs to deal with some unknown family member closer to LA ES. I’m suspicious of the sudden change.

[Anonymous]

Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She has been a FCPS darling.

https://herndonhs.fcps.edu/features/dr-noto-named-region-1-outstanding-principal-2024-2025

But moving to ES seems like a step down unless she needs to deal with some unknown family member closer to LA ES. I’m suspicious of the sudden change.

Isn’t her spouse the Athletic Director at Langley? Vienna is closer to McLean than Herndon.

[Anonymous]

Westfield principal announced he is leaving for Hayfield yesterday. I guess it's principal leaving season?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Westfield principal announced he is leaving for Hayfield yesterday. I guess it's principal leaving season?

I was just thinking this. odd timing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

Same. Honestly the school’s apparent inaction when the father reached out to tell them about the death threats and the subsequent lack of disclosure and accountability is very troubling. If the allegations are true I certainly wouldn’t want her as a Principal anywhere in FCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

Same. Honestly the school’s apparent inaction when the father reached out to tell them about the death threats and the subsequent lack of disclosure and accountability is very troubling. If the allegations are true I certainly wouldn’t want her as a Principal anywhere in FCPS.

We don't really know that. The dad said he talked to the family liaison. That is really all we know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

Same. Honestly the school’s apparent inaction when the father reached out to tell them about the death threats and the subsequent lack of disclosure and accountability is very troubling. If the allegations are true I certainly wouldn’t want her as a Principal anywhere in FCPS.

We don't really know that. The dad said he talked to the family liaison. That is really all we know.

We need to know if there was an investigation to determine if the current process was followed and if that process needs to be updated. That is a failure IMO of the principal and the district. There should have been an independent follow up with a report. Anything less is unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

Same. Honestly the school’s apparent inaction when the father reached out to tell them about the death threats and the subsequent lack of disclosure and accountability is very troubling. If the allegations are true I certainly wouldn’t want her as a Principal anywhere in FCPS.

We don't really know that. The dad said he talked to the family liaison. That is really all we know.

We need to know if there was an investigation to determine if the current process was followed and if that process needs to be updated. That is a failure IMO of the principal and the district. There should have been an independent follow up with a report. Anything less is unacceptable.

Nothing was ever mentioned about it again in the news which is a sign it was looked into and nothing was found to substantiate his claim. I remember saying back then his statements were incredibly vague and tried to shift all the blame to the school when the crime happened at 9 pm off school property. I think he called the school at some point to discuss his worries but at no point do I believe it was ever as explicit as “my son is getting active death threats from this student at your school” and they did nothing. I need to go look up if they ever said if the person who shot him was even a Herndon high student.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does this have anything to do with the school’s inaction earlier this year? If so, I’m glad something is being addressed.

Same. Honestly the school’s apparent inaction when the father reached out to tell them about the death threats and the subsequent lack of disclosure and accountability is very troubling. If the allegations are true I certainly wouldn’t want her as a Principal anywhere in FCPS.

We don't really know that. The dad said he talked to the family liaison. That is really all we know.

We need to know if there was an investigation to determine if the current process was followed and if that process needs to be updated. That is a failure IMO of the principal and the district. There should have been an independent follow up with a report. Anything less is unacceptable.

Nothing was ever mentioned about it again in the news which is a sign it was looked into and nothing was found to substantiate his claim. I remember saying back then his statements were incredibly vague and tried to shift all the blame to the school when the crime happened at 9 pm off school property. I think he called the school at some point to discuss his worries but at no point do I believe it was ever as explicit as “my son is getting active death threats from this student at your school” and they did nothing. I need to go look up if they ever said if the person who shot him was even a Herndon high student.

Wow. Just wow. I’ve never seen more faulty logic than what is contained in your first sentence.

Here’s an article on the murder:

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/possible-juvenile-suspect-identified-after-teen-shot-and-killed-in-herndon/4006869/?amp=1

According to the dad, the victim received death threats from classmates at Herndon High. Were they the ones that killed him? We don’t know because the alleged killers were juvenile and that info wasn’t reported. But we do have a credible claim that death threats were happening at the school.

Unlike you, I don’t dismiss the victim’s father’s account because it doesn’t fit my narrative. If what he said is true, which could be corroborated pretty easily with phone records, then someone should be held accountable at the school for the inaction. This transfer is possibly Fcps’s attempt to do that.

That death threats were happening at the school and there are credible allegations that the school ignored them and the kid was ultimately killed is a real problem. That it happened in my school district is unacceptable to me, and if I were in that pyramid my number one priority would be making sure that school is safe for all students, regardless of skin color. If the principal’s transfer is related to that course correction it is a positive step, but the school really needs a big shake up.

I’m really surprised that this has been swept under the rug and is not a bigger story. It’s really a scandal hiding in plain sight.