Overview
- Fairfax County Public Schools said student-made videos from Langley High and Thomas Jefferson High depicting staged kidnappings were not approved and called them traumatizing to the Jewish community.
- The district stated that any students found to have violated the Student Rights and Responsibilities will be held accountable, though it has not publicly confirmed specific disciplinary actions.
- One video from Langley was deleted, while the Thomas Jefferson clip was reported as still online at the time of earlier coverage, showing students hooded, dragged, or placed in a bin.
- The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington condemned the videos and pressed FCPS for transparent consequences and stronger control of unauthorized school-branded accounts.
- CAIR defended the students’ posts as part of a wider social-media trend and alleged discriminatory enforcement and First Amendment violations, as some outlets reported unconfirmed suspensions and officials said reviews are ongoing.