Richmond, Va. ,DC News Now) – In the light of recent allegations, Virginia village glennkin Directed Virginia State Police To open a criminal investigation in the allegations that a school in Fairfax County helped minors to get “school-funded” and facilitates abortion.
According to a news release by Youngkin’s office, the report states that school staff may have arranged and paid abortion without their parents’ consent. The report also claimed that school administrators were aware of the allegations and school funding could be used.
Youngkin said he was deeply concerned and on Thursday called the allegations “shocking” in an interview with DC News.
“I felt that it is important for us to conduct a criminal investigation, that’s why I have asked the state police to connect directly, the best in the Criminal Investigation, Commonwealth. We are going to reach the bottom of this and if the allegations are correct, we are going to justify people,” Youngkin said in a program in Sterling, said in VA.
Virginia law requires at least one parents’ consent, or judicial bypass, before a minor abortion care can be obtained.
Virginia State Police confirmed that he was “open and active investigation”.
A teacher who spoke with DC News says that she became aware of the alleged abortion many years ago.
Centerville High School Esol Teacher Zenaida Perez says he learned about an alleged student abortion and tried to alert school officials during the 2021–2022 school year.
“When I heard that he got support from all logistics and school social workers, I asked him,” Where was this? Where was it? Give me all the information I want to know. ” She was only 17 years old. His legal guardian was unaware of what is happening here, “said Perez.
He said that he has tried several times to get those answers from the administrators. He shared a letter to the principal of the school, signed and dated three years ago.
Perce claimed, “I could not believe it. I had to digest it. I told the school principal about this situation, and he did nothing.” “But in fact, what he was doing was covering everything.”
Fairfax County Public Schools issued a statement in response stating that it plans to “fully cooperate” in the investigation, which the Division has admitted that it is looking at an alleged incident or alleged incidents that have returned by 2021.
“We focus on the preparation of the beginning of the school year – with each and each student focusing on academic excellence and occasion,” said in the statement.
