The City of Alexandria has released a statement in response to the article published here at National Review last Friday, chronicling a cover-up of an alleged campus sexual assault. Despite receiving the information via email, the school board, superintendent, and mayor all failed to formally notify Alexandria City Public School (ACPS) parents about an incident on Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard campus that resulted in an arrest for rape, forcible sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery.
The perfunctory statement from the city reads, in part, “In response to recent references in the media about a sexual assault involving juveniles in Alexandria, the City of Alexandria is aware of the incident, that it was adjudicated in Court, and that the defendant was acquitted.” Notably lacking in the statement is any apology to parents for keeping them in the dark for months about this important information with implications for their children’s safety.
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