Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) ordered a criminal investigation Wednesday into allegations that educators in the Fairfax County Public School system facilitated abortions.
The governor’s office cited reports that school officials arranged and paid for abortions with school funding. The reports indicated that the FCPS administration knew such things were happening.
“I am deeply concerned with the allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools officials arranged for minors to get abortions without parental consent and may have misused public funds to pay for them. I am directing the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to open a full criminal investigation into the matter immediately,” Youngkin said in a statement.
The school system said earlier this month that it was investigating the abortion allegations. Two former students alleged that in 2021, a school social worker scheduled the abortion procedures, paid for them, and did not involve their families.
Virginia law requires that at least one parent be notified before a minor receives an abortion unless a judge grants a bypass.
More: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3499179/youngkin-criminal-investigation-school-funded-abortions-fairfax-county/
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