Overview

• The Student Privacy Policy Office ordered Fairfax County Public Schools to investigate the reports and submit policies, staff guidance, records of the alleged incidents, and a statement on whether federal funds were involved.
• The action is being brought under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, which requires parental notice and opt-out rights for certain invasive examinations.
• Federal officials warned that failure to provide the requested information could jeopardize the district’s funding, according to the agency’s notice.
• FCPS says it is cooperating with the federal request and noted it began its own review after the allegations surfaced in August regarding events from the 2021–22 school year.
• A Virginia State Police criminal investigation ordered by Gov. Glenn Youngkin is underway, and Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy has sought documents, with no public findings or charges announced.