An eventful 2021 saw education issues thrust into the national spotlight in a way previously unseen, but 2022 provided brand new fodder as education policies generated some of the biggest political controversies of the year.
A special grand jury in Loudoun County has indicted former Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott Ziegler on three misdemeanor charges, a week after issuing a scathing report detailing the school district s misdeeds in responding to a sexual assault.
caitlyn, thank you for joining us. appreciate your time. thank you. john: the school superintendent in loudoun county, virginia fired after an explosive grand jury report found the school district put itself before students in handling two sexual assault cases last year. chief washington correspondent mike emmanuel has been on the story a long time and here to talk about the latest development. and scott ziegler is getting a golden parachute. do we know how much on the way out the door? i m told the final package is being worked out, but he was fired without cause. scott ziegler was ousted after a unanimous vote by the loudoun county school board. the special grand jury blasted district leadership, we believe throughout this ordeal, administrators were looking out for their own interest instead of the best interests of lcps, failed at every juncture.
for their own interests instead of the best interest of lcps, led to a stunning lack of openness, transparency and accountability to the public and the special grand jury. they failed at every juncture. key word in there is administrators. should more heads roll besides ziegler? i think they should. scott was right on the money. you know, this is a case of the school board doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. they had ample opportunity for the past year to do this. they know he lied to 400,000 plus loudoun county residents at the june 22nd school board meeting but did not do it until the pressure got too hot. as far as the other administrator, we are talking about the deputy superintendent, talking about the lawyer for the school division, talking about the director of safety and services down the list of people that not just failed, they failed with wreckless indifference. they knew about what was happening, they were disturbed was one quote yet did nothing. john: i want t