Overview

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to launch a criminal probe into claims that FCPS staff arranged and funded abortions for minors without parental consent.
• Virginia State Police confirmed it has an open and active investigation into the 2021 incidents detailed in an August independent report, though no public findings or charges have been announced.
• Fairfax County Public Schools has initiated both internal and external reviews, engaged an outside investigator and pledged full cooperation with the state police inquiry.
• The allegations center on a Centreville High social worker who reportedly scheduled abortions for at least two students in 2021, covered clinic fees and failed to meet the state’s parental-notification requirements.
• ESOL teacher Zenaida Perez says she alerted FCPS administrators in 2022 about one abortion case; her whistle-blower account has intensified scrutiny of district oversight.