Trump targets Virginia schools over allegations of staff-arranged student abortions without parental consent

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The Trump administration on Monday ordered Fairfax County Public Schools to investigate whether employees facilitated abortions for students.
The Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) announced in a statement that it has launched an enforcement action against Fairfax County Public Schools under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).
“It shocks the conscience to learn that school personnel in Fairfax have allegedly exploited their positions of trust to push abortion services on students without parental knowledge or consent,” U.S. Department of Education’s acting general counsel Candice Jackson said.
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The Trump administration ordered Fairfax County Public Schools to investigate whether employees facilitated abortions for students.