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    November 3, 2021

    Dr. Scott Ziegler


    Supertintendent
    Loudoun County Public Schools
    21000 Education Court
    Ashburn, Virginia 20148

    Dear Dr. Ziegler:

    The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is in receipt of your letter requesting the
    agency to reopen the 2020-2021 Discipline, Crime, and Violence (DCV) report. You indicated in
    your letter that there had been an omission of a sexual assault in the 2020-2021 report due to the
    school division not knowing the outcome of a criminal investigation by local law enforcement
    prior to the VDOE DCV reporting deadline.

    The VDOE will reopen the data collection so that the Loudoun County Public
    Schools’ (LCPS) 2020-2021 DCV data report will include the sexual assault that took place on
    May 28, 2021. It is important to note that the code of Virginia and VDOE DCV reporting
    guidelines (see link: Comprehensive User Guide for DCV) requires Virginia school divisions to
    include any incident that is reported to law enforcement to be reflected in the annual DCV report,
    regardless of the outcome of criminal charges or adjudication of the crime. LCPS has shared
    publicly that the incident that took place on May 28, 2021 was referred to local law enforcement
    right after the incident was reported to school administrators near the end of the 2020-2021
    school year. Consequently, the incident and referral to local law enforcement should have been
    recorded and reported in the LCPS DCV report that was verified by the Superintendent/designee
    and submitted to the VDOE on August 13, 2021.

    You have committed LCPS to provide additional training for all LCPS administrators on
    the timely reporting of discipline data. It is important to report all student discipline accurately
    and timely and especially those that are considered severe or persistently dangerous offenses.
    LCPS’ procedures and training should also include the timely entry of all offenses that are
    reported to law enforcement as required. Extensive training on the new Student Behavior and
    Administrative Response (SBAR) data collection that is replacing DCV this school year has been
    provided to LCPS by the VDOE. The VDOE is available to assist you with any additional



    Dr. Scott Ziegler


    November 3, 2021
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    clarification and/or training that LCPS may need to ensure SBAR data is reported timely and
    accurately.

    The VDOE is requiring LCPS to provide to the VDOE the date(s), agenda, training
    materials, and certification that all school administrators and those responsible at the Central
    Office for DCV (now SBAR) reporting have completed the additional training you have
    committed to providing. This training should be completed as soon as possible to ensure
    discipline events are recorded accurately and timely throughout the 2021-2022 school year. The
    required documents can be submitted to Dr. Dave Myers at [email protected].

    The VDOE Director of Data Services will collaborate with the LCPS data team to re-
    open the 2020-2021 DCV data collection to ensure the change is recorded accurately. Please do
    not hesitate to contact me for any additional assistance the VDOE may provide LCPS in this
    matter.

    Sincerely,

    James F. Lane, Ed.D.


    Superintendent of Public Instruction

    cc: Dr. Dave Myers, Assistant Superintendent of Data, Research and Technology
    Dr. Samantha Hollins, Assistant Superintendent, Special Education and Student Services
    Ms. Susan Williams, Director of Data Services, VDOE











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