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Police: Fairfax Co. middle school counselor headbutted student

A Fairfax County, Virginia, middle school counselor has been charged with assault after police said he headbutted a student that called him a name. read more

Fairfax County family looks to ‘shine the light’ after losing 2 young sons in house fire

The father of two boys who were killed in a Clifton, Virginia, house fire this month is speaking out about the family’s journey to heal. read more

Fairfax County jury deliberates case of man charged with manslaughter in death of high schoolers

Usman Shahid is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the deaths of two Oakton High School students in June 2022. read more

Concerns grow over program cuts at FCPS schools

It’s problematic,” said Laura Hartke, the Organizer of Kentucky 120 United AFT. According to an FCPS spokesperson, the district is ‘adjusting’ to losing ESSER funding, relief funding distributed ... read more

Day 21: Retired FCPS assistant principal pins “culpability” on Kate for a cafeteria bullying incident

On Feb. 9, 2012, retired assistant principal Tamara Ballou recalled in testimony on Wednesday, she kicked into action over reports of an alleged act of bullying in the cafeteria at ... read more

Lawyers dig up alleged FB messages that portray Kate as “aggressor”

On day 16 of a contentious civil trial, a former Public Schools’ student, “Chris,” now 25, testified that on Aug. 8, 2023 – on the eve of a ... read more

Jury sides with school system in suit accusing it of ignoring middle-schooler’s sex assault claims

A jury has rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars against Virginia’s largest school system after she allged she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler ... read more

FCPS Explains Opt-Out Notification for Holocaust Speaker

which Cooper Middle School has been providing for many years,” an FCPS spokesperson said in a March 22 email to The Connection. The day after the presentation, on March 19, Guila Franklin ... read more

Woman shot, killed in Fairfax County

Police are still trying to figure out where the woman was shot, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting. read more

FCPS announces new principal of Rise Stem Academy

On Tuesday, FCPS announced Cynthia Bruno as the school’s next principal. Bruno has served as the principal of Dixie Magnet Elementary School for the last three years. Bruno is a Kentucky native with ... read more

Breakthrough tip leads police closer to solving hit-and-run death of Fairfax Co. mom

It's been nearly four months since Fu-Tzu "Mary" Wong's body was left lying in the road after she was struck during a hit-and-run crash in Fairfax County. read more

Veteran-Owned JDSAT Inc., to Expand AI, Cloud Computing and Data Science Business in Fairfax County

Earlier today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that JDSAT Inc., a veteran-owned application development and data sciences firm, is investing $630,000 to expand its operations in Fairfax County. The ... read more