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Major public school board simulates parent ‘terrorist’ attack after fatal accident kills student

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Shortly after a student was killed in a fatal accident involving a school maintenance vehicle, the board for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) held a closed-door safety training for staff in which dozens of actors simulated parents unleashing «terrorist activity,» according to a report.
Nick Minock, a reporter for Washington, D.C., area outlet ABC7, posted on X that the controversial Virginia school board hired 30 actors to portray Loudoun County parents in a mock terror attack scenario.
Minock wrote that the actors filled the seats like parents normally do during school board meetings, but then broke out into a frenzy of screaming, running and yelling. One parent in the scenario was supposed to have a gun. Staff were instructed to run, hide and fight, according to ABC7.
A spokesperson for the LCPS told Fox News Digital that the meeting was «held in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA),» which they said, «authorizes a public body to go into closed session to discuss various topics, including plans related to the security of any governmental facility, building or structure, or the safety of persons using such facility.»
The spokesperson clarified that «the School Board does not consider parents terrorists.»
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Left, Loudoun County School Board members vote to enact Policy 8040 during a meeting on August 11, 2021. Right, a woman holds a sign as Loudoun County School Board members vote to enact Policy 8040. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post; Getty)
Minock said that one of the actors was supposed to portray a parent by the name of «Mr. Smith.»
In 2021, a dad by the name of Scott Smith was arrested during a school board meeting for disorderly conduct after he erupted over the handling of an investigation into the sexual assault of his then 15-year-old daughter by a transgender-identifying male student at Stone Bridge High School. Smith has since been pardoned by former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican.
Further, according to ABC7, during the training, Board Chair April Chandler referred to parents as «agitators» and «disrupters» in reference to 2025 school board meetings in which parents expressed outrage over LCPS suspending two high school boys over another transgender locker room issue. The boys were suspended for 10 days from the same high school, following a Title IX sexual harassment investigation after they were filmed by a transgender-identifying female expressing discomfort about her using the male locker rooms.
The parental terror attack training session came just hours after another student at Stone Bridge High School was killed in an accident involving an LCPS maintenance employee and vehicle, according to the outlet.
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A tense Loudoun County Public Schools Board meeting in which parents expressed outrage over the suspension of two high school boys who objected to their being filmed by a transgender-identifying student in the boys’ locker room. (Fox 5)
According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Calina Yu, 20, was struck at an intersection near the school on Jan. 13. The office said Yu was struck by an LCPS maintenance vehicle being driven by a school employee. Yu was pronounced dead at the scene.
In response to Minock’s report, a spokesperson for LCPS told Fox News Digital that the board announced the closed session «to discuss matters of public safety» on Jan. 9.
The spokesperson said, «This meeting was held in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA), which authorizes a public body to go into closed session to discuss various topics, including plans related to the security of any governmental facility, building or structure, or the safety of persons using such facility.»
The spokesperson said that «pursuant to applicable Virginia law, the School Board’s motions to go into closed sessions customarily track the VFOIA language of the permissible topic that will be discussed in such meetings.» They said that the motion to go into closed session stated included the language, «Discussion of plans to protect public safety as it relates to terrorist activity or specific cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities and briefings by staff members, legal counsel, or law-enforcement or emergency service officials concerning actions taken to respond to such matters or a related threat to public safety.»
«Given VFOIA’s language for this permitted topic, we can understand the potential for confusion. But as you can see, the reference to terrorist activity likely came directly from the Code of Virginia related to the permitted topic,» the spokesperson said, adding, «It is common practice for public bodies to review safety and security protocols on a regular basis with law-enforcement and other safety and security officials, which would fall under this topic.»
The spokesperson concluded that «while we cannot further comment on the specifics of the closed session, we can affirm that the media accounts … are misleading and inaccurate.»
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A sign advocating for LCPS to end the controversial policy mandating accommodations for transgender-identifying students. (Fox 5)
Another local outlet, the Loudoun Times-Mirror, reported that Chandler responded to the accident by saying, «I want to express my deepest condolences to the family and the entire school community who are grieving at this time,» adding, «We grieve with you.»
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LCPS follows a policy called «Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students,» or Policy 8040, implemented in 2021, that mandates students who identify as transgender be addressed by their preferred pronouns, participate in sports and activities of their self-identified sex, and access facilities of their identified sex.
The Trump Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing LCPS of violating the constitutional rights of the two students who were suspended. The DOJ alleges that LCPS’ application of Policy 8040 requires students and staff to «accept and promote gender ideology» regardless of religious beliefs. The case is ongoing.
Chandler did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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FBI fires a dozen after Biden-era subpoenas of Patel, Wiles come to light

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At least a dozen FBI employees were fired amid revelations the bureau under the Biden administration allegedly subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles’ phone records in 2022 and 2023 as part of a federal probe into then-former President Donald Trump.
More than 10 FBI employees were fired Wednesday, and at least two more FBI employees were terminated Friday, Fox News has learned.
The FBI allegedly subpoenaed Patel’s and Wiles’ records in 2022 and 2023 while they were private citizens.
Patel now serves as the director of the FBI, and Wiles serves as the White House chief of staff.
The names of the fired bureau employees were not shared due to privacy reasons, and the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) criticized the firings earlier in the week.
Kash Patel and Susie Wiles (Getty Images)
«The FBIAA condemns today’s unlawful termination of FBI special agents, which — like other firings by Director Patel — violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country,» the organization said in a statement.
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«These actions weaken the bureau by stripping away critical expertise and destabilizing the workforce, undermining trust in leadership and jeopardizing the Bureau’s ability to meet its recruitment goals, ultimately putting the nation at greater risk.»
Reuters first disclosed the subpoenas, which were issued during the Biden administration while special counsel Jack Smith was investigating Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Smith ended up charging Trump in 2023 with multiple felony offenses related to alleged efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election and Trump’s handling of the documents after he left office.
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A federal judge later dismissed the election interference case after Smith moved to drop it following Trump’s re-election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

Former special counsel Jack Smith says the Pledge of Allegiance before he prepares to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Smith also dropped the Justice Department’s appeal of a separate ruling that dismissed the classified documents case. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in both matters.
In a statement to Fox News Wednesday, Patel called the move to seize the phone records «outrageous and deeply alarming.»
«It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records — along with those of now White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight,» he said.
The FBI said it discovered the information in the bureau’s newly discovered «prohibited case file.»
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Patel also said he recently ended the FBI’s ability to categorize files as «prohibited.»
Fox News also learned from two FBI officials that, in 2023, FBI agents allegedly recorded a phone call between Wiles and her attorney.
According to those officials, Wiles’ attorney was aware the call was being recorded and consented, but Wiles was not informed.
Wiles’ 2023 attorney disputes those claims.
«If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t — and shouldn’t — have a license to practice law,» the unidentified attorney said, according to Axios. «I’m as shocked as Susie.»
Smith testified in 2025 that records of members’ calls helped investigators verify the timeline of events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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He said prosecutors «followed all legal requirements in getting those records» and told a House panel the records obtained from lawmakers did not include the content of conversations.
Fox News’ Emma Bussey and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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Israel launches preemptive strike against Iran, defense minister says

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Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran early Saturday, according to an announcement from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz makes statements with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias after their meeting in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Katz declared a special and immediate state of emergency across the entire country.
He said the strike was «to remove threats» against the state of Israel.
This is a developing story; please check back for updates.
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