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Yahoo
24-04-2025
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Fairfax County school board members call for increase in safety measures after stabbing at high school
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. () — Fairfax County School Board members are calling for new security and safety measures after a 16-year-old student was stabbed at a high school Wednesday. In a statement from school board members, officials noted that the school division is 'one of the safest public school systems in the United States.' However, they added that unacceptable violence took place at West Potomac High School, and it is necessary to invest in new measures to ensure the safety and security of students. RELATED STORY | Police: 16-year-old seriously hurt in stabbing at West Potomac High School; teen charged On April 23, the undersigned School Board Members shined the light on the Fairfax County School Board of Supervisors to prioritize increasing the number of School Resource Officers (SROs) to match the national recommendation of a ratio of 1:1,0000 to students at middle and high schools, ensure one or more SROs are present every day and fully fund Middle School After-School programs. The Board Members also urged Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to increase security assistants to 1 to 1,750 students at all middle and high schools to ensure appropriate enforcement of student discipline. In the statement, members said the school district should secure entry doors to prevent unauthorized access, install video cameras inside and outside every school in the district and construct security vestibules at every school. Members are also encouraging the installation of Open Gate weapons detection technology at every middle and high school. Fairfax County Public Schools to deploy 15 new detection scanners at high schools after spring break The stabbing comes weeks after the school district announced on April 10 that it would begin testing 15 weapons detection scanners at high schools. The pilot program involves the deployment of Open Gate devices at a randomly selected high school. Each week, at least one school will be chosen for several days. The program started on the week of April 21 School officials told DC News Now that Edison High School tested the detectors earlier this week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
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Virginia school board member sued for allegedly embezzling $175K for strip clubs, vacations, campaign expenses
A member of the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia has been sued by a local flight school on accusations that he embezzled $175,000 from the company for personal expenses. The lawsuit filed against Kyle McDaniel, also a secretary and treasurer of the flight school Blue Label Aviation, alleges he used a company credit card for entertainment, personal expenses and campaign-related expenses, according to Fox 5 DC. McDaniel was caught and paid some of the money back, but then continued to embezzle more funds, the lawsuit alleges. He is accused of embezzling $175,000 from the flight school and spending the money on strip clubs, family vacations and other luxuries and using the money to subsidize his campaign for office. Former Us Attorney Jessica Aber Suspected To Have Died From 'Natural Causes': Police Blue Label Aviation claims McDaniel used his position at the company to access its credit cards and bank accounts. Read On The Fox News App In June, company CEO Timothy Fischer confronted McDaniel with $120,000 of improper charges. McDaiel confessed to using the money and paid back $50,000. In December, Fischer learned that McDaniel had "expanded his use of the company's credit cards and bank accounts for his personal expenses" and charged $160,000 in personal expenses. McDaniel was confronted again in January and was given the opportunity to resign in exchange for giving up his shares in the company and giving back his company credit cards, the lawsuit says. McDaniel responded that he wanted time to consult a lawyer, but more unauthorized charges were made, resulting in McDaniel's termination. "Fischer thereafter continued to observe that new, non-business-related charges were being made to the company credit card," the lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit is asking for $175,000 as well as punitive damages of $350,000 and for McDaniel to return his corporate credit cards and remove himself from company bank accounts. "This is an ongoing business dispute between my former business partner and myself," McDaniel said in a statement to Fox 5 DC. "I'm going to let this play out in the courts where I intend to prevail, and not in the press." "My focus has been and will remain on fully funding and supporting a public education system that's responsive to the needs of our kids and community. I will not let this situation distract me from that," he continued. Virginia School Puts Up Controversial Abcs Display On Women's History Month, Starting With 'A Is For Abortion' Fairfax County Public Schools said it has been made aware of a civil lawsuit against McDaniel. "We understand that this is an ongoing business and legal dispute. We respect the legal process and will refrain from commenting further at this time," the district said in a statement to Fox 5 article source: Virginia school board member sued for allegedly embezzling $175K for strip clubs, vacations, campaign expenses
