Loudoun County School District Fails to Halt AG’s Probe into Bathroom Sex Assault

An attorney representing Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) appeared before the court Monday in an effort to shut down Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ grand jury investigation into the Virginia school district.

Within hours after appearing in court, the motion for an injunction failed and the investigation will continue, 7News reporter Nick Minock tweeted Monday afternoon. The hearing was closed to the public and the transcript was sealed.

The investigation, mandated by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, was launched after the same high school transgender student allegedly sexually assaulted two females last year in the LCPS school district.

The transgender student first sexually assaulted a female student in the women’s bathroom while wearing a skirt at Stone Bridge High School. The transgender student was then transferred to Broad Run High School, also in the LCPS school district, and proceeded to allegedly sexual assault another female.

The first victim’s father claimed the male student sodomized his ninth-grade daughter while wearing a skirt. When he attempted to describe the incident to the school board, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and the reports surrounding the assault would only resurface months later.

LCPS allows transgender students to access bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond “to their consistently asserted gender identity” under Policy 8040. Teachers and parents have sued the district over the policy, claiming it pushes “moral corruption of children,” and forces “radical ideologies.”

Outraged parents accused the district of covering up the assault, citing Loudoun County superintendent Scott Ziegler’s claim that concerns about mixed-gender bathrooms were overblown because the district had no record of any assaults having occurred in district bathroom. That claim was made during a school board meeting that took place after both sexual assaults.

LCPS filed a motion for an injunction in May, claiming the investigation, launched to examine how the school district handled the sexual-assault allegations, violates the Constitution of Virginia, as it has no authority to rule over a school district. It also claims the investigation is “highly politicized” and would have the potential to invade the privacy of over 80,000 students, staff and families.

Miyares previously responded to LCPS’ complaint, saying it’s “legally baseless.”

“The Complaint seeks to shut down or control a lawfully instituted criminal investigation and any subsequent prosecutions,” Miyares said, according to WTOP.

He then issued a statement Monday, calling the court’s decision to dismissing the motion a “win.”

“This is a win for parents & students across the Commonwealth. I will never stop fighting for justice & to protect the families of Loudoun County, & the Commonwealth,” Miyares said.