FCPS investigating alleged instances of staff arranging abortions for students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's protocol for staff in these situations. This wasn't it. I'm pro-choice but if this student was in an unsafe situation, as some people have suggested, that's a CPS issue and you document accordingly. You're not supposed to wing it and hope no one finds out.

Exactly. Look at all of the admin put on leave and re assigned because they didn’t follow proper CPS protocols. Not saying this happened but not calling CPS and stealing are the top two reasons a principal loses their job.

[Anonymous]

Abortion for minors is illegal in VA without parent involvement, unless the minor gets judicial bypass. So was there judicial bypass for the 17-year-old? I highly doubt that any abortion clinic is going to risk their continued existence by providing abortions to minors without proven parental consent. They’re plenty busy with legal procedures.

Lots of questions here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Bottom line: External investigation, find out the verifiable facts, ignore social media hysteria, nail anyone who broke the law or acted in opposition to school district regulations.

This is the way.

[Anonymous]

The laws around healthcare consent for minors have conditions for pregnancy, STDs, and mental health. A minor can consent to an abortion without parental involvement, they can’t consent to knee surgery. You may disagree with that, but it is how the law stands.

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter29/section54.1-2969/

[Anonymous]

I’m very curious about the staff member that came forward (why 4 years later?) and her employment history.

She was named in the account posted on x. I'm not going to post it here, but you can find it. An ESOL teacher.
According to the account it was a Social Worker who took the girls to the clinic. She is listed as school staff. I assume she is a school social worker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The laws around healthcare consent for minors have conditions for pregnancy, STDs, and mental health. A minor can consent to an abortion without parental involvement, they can’t consent to knee surgery. You may disagree with that, but it is how the law stands.

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter29/section54.1-2969/

Actually strike that, I missed the later paragraph excluding abortion.

That said, the judicial waiver isn’t needed if the minor says they are abused or neglected. Seems like a pretty big hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Abortion for minors is illegal in VA without parent involvement, unless the minor gets judicial bypass. So was there judicial bypass for the 17-year-old? I highly doubt that any abortion clinic is going to risk their continued existence by providing abortions to minors without proven parental consent. They’re plenty busy with legal procedures.

Lots of questions here.

So did the FCPS employee pretend to be the student's parent, in order to access the abortion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Bottom line: External investigation, find out the verifiable facts, ignore social media hysteria, nail anyone who broke the law or acted in opposition to school district regulations.

This is the way.

Great points. Who does the external investigation? FCPD? On their own accord, or does the Commonwealth’s attorney direct an external investigation?

[Anonymous]

Seems to me that this should have been turned over to CPS. School should have no further involvement.

When I taught school--in two different systems--teachers were kept out of it. Of course, we were expected to report suspicions.

If I suspected abuse, I reported it to the counselor, principal, or school nurse. In turn, they contacted authorities after initial steps. Granted, this was elementary school, but I am sure it worked the same way in the high schools.

No one on school staff should be taking a girl to the abortion clinic.

[Anonymous]

All these are allegations.

Before turning into a pitchfork mob, let's wait for the results of the investigation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Abortion for minors is illegal in VA without parent involvement, unless the minor gets judicial bypass. So was there judicial bypass for the 17-year-old? I highly doubt that any abortion clinic is going to risk their continued existence by providing abortions to minors without proven parental consent. They’re plenty busy with legal procedures.

Lots of questions here.

So did the FCPS employee pretend to be the student's parent, in order to access the abortion?

They probably did it DC, way less regulated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
All these are allegations.

Before turning into a pitchfork mob, let's wait for the results of the investigation.

True, but the only investigation that is happening right now is being run by FCPS. An independent investigation would instill more confidence in the results. Just look at the Hayfield investigation that FCPS ran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
All these are allegations.

Before turning into a pitchfork mob, let's wait for the results of the investigation.

True, but the only investigation that is happening right now is being run by FCPS. An independent investigation would instill more confidence in the results. Just look at the Hayfield investigation that FCPS ran.

Oh, just wait a few hours. The governor's office will launch an investigation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Abortion for minors is illegal in VA without parent involvement, unless the minor gets judicial bypass. So was there judicial bypass for the 17-year-old? I highly doubt that any abortion clinic is going to risk their continued existence by providing abortions to minors without proven parental consent. They’re plenty busy with legal procedures.

Lots of questions here.

So did the FCPS employee pretend to be the student's parent, in order to access the abortion?

They probably did it DC, way less regulated.

So the FCPS took a minor across state lines without the knowledge or consent of the parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get that this is posted by a Republican trying to stir up trouble in an election year but let's not forget that this happened under a Republican governor. What would Winsome Earles-Searles have done differently from Glenn Youngkin that would have prevented this from happening? Oh, nothing.

It's not about preventing it from happening. It's about finding out if FCPS rules were broken and applying appropriate consequences if they were.