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Outdoor education program teaches students about Chesapeake Bay conservation
An outdoor education program hosted by YMCA Camp Letts teaches Montgomery County students about the importance of conserving the Chesapeake Bay. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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GW student with Tourette syndrome finds inspiration through boxing
Jatin Nayyar, a senior at George Washington University, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at 8 years old. He began developing tics, some of them so bad that they would dislocate his ribs. The tics, and the 80 subsequent hospitalizations, left Nayyar feeling hopeless. “I never really saw a future, really,” Nayyar said. “I never really saw myself past college or…
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Alexandria High School Student Found Dead at Home
It’s still unclear why 16-year-old Yonathan Vasquez Mendez died. News4’s Julie Carey spoke with his grief-stricken family about the teen’s life.
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Family of Loudoun Co. Student Sexually Assaulted: ‘Ineptitude of All Involved Is Staggering'
A teenage boy sexually assaulted a female student at Stone Bridge High School in May 2021, but was allowed to transfer to Broad Run High School, where he abducted and sexually assaulted another female student in October of 2021. The boy was later convicted in juvenile court.
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Loudoun County School Board Addresses Grand Jury Report
The Loudoun County School Board appointed an interim superintendent to lead the district less than 48 hours after firing the former superintendent over a report blasting the school district’s handling of two sexual assaults by the same student. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.
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Prince George's County Student Brought Loaded Ghost Gun to School: Police
A 16-year-old student was arrested Tuesday after he brought a loaded gun to school in Capitol Heights, Maryland, police say.
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Grand Jury: Loudoun County Schools Bears Brunt of Blame in Sex Assault of Student
Loudoun County Public Schools administrators looked out for their own interests rather than the best interests of the school district throughout their handling of two sexual assaults committed by the same high school student, a special grand jury found. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Grand Jury: Loudoun County Schools Bears Brunt of Blame in Sex Assault of Student
A teenage boy sexually assaulted a female student at Stone Bridge High School in May 2021, but was allowed to transfer to Broad Run High School, where he abducted and sexually assaulted another female student in October of 2021. The boy was later convicted in juvenile court.
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Grand Jury Blasts LCPS' Handling of Sex Assaults
A Virginia grand jury said Loudoun County Public Schools administrators displayed a “stunning lack of openness, transparency and accountability” to the public throughout their handling of two sex assaults committed by the same student. News4’s Drew Wilder spoke with the Virginia attorney general about the findings.
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Dramatic Rescue of Sixth Grader in Cardiac Arrest
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on staff at Taylor Middle School in Fauquier County springing into action until emergency crews arrived to save the life of a sixth grader who went into cardiac arrest during gym class.