Virginia governor orders investigation into alleged abortion facilitation at high school
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — A major criminal investigation is underway in a northern Virginia school district just outside Washington, D.C. after reports detailed allegations of school staff helping minor students get abortions without any parental consent — and also potentially using misused public funds to pay for the procedures.
Gov.GlennYoungkindirectedtheVirginiaStatePoliceBureautoopenafullcriminalinvestigationovertheallegationsatCentrevilleHighSchool.
IamdeeplyconcernedwiththeallegationsthatFairfaxCountyPublicSchoolsofficialsarrangedforminorstogetabortionswithoutparentalconsentandmayhavemisusedpublicfundstopayforthem.IamdirectingtheVirginiaStatePoliceBureauofCriminalInvestigationtoopenafullcriminalinvestigationintothematterimmediately,”Youngkinsaidinastatement.ErikaSanzi,whoisthedirectorofoutreachforDefendingEducation,saidateachercameforwardswiththeaccusations,sayingasocialworkerfacilitatedateenagegirltoterminateapregnancywithoutanyparentalk
