Fairfax schools chided after a counselor kept his job following solicitation of a minor conviction
, but declined to answer further questions. The spokesman said the investigation will “examine the full scope of the incident.”A person answered the phone at a number listed for Thornton on Monday, but replied “No you don’t” when asked by a Washington Post reporter if it was the correct number for Darren Thornton.
Shatter the Silence Fairfax County Public Schools — a group of parents, alumni and current students — said Thornton being retained as a district employee despite his charge and conviction was “disappointing but not surprising.”25,000 citizens have signed a petition asking the Department of Justice and VA Attorney General to investigate FCPS for systemically covering up child sex abuse,” the group said in a statement Monday. “We also ask our lawmakers in Richmond and Washington to pass new laws to keep children safe and hold school bureaucrats responsible when they fail.
“The circumstances that finally led to this week’s decision by FCPS to fire this counselor underscore the deep concerns parents have about FCPS’s apparent bureaucratic inability to stay focused on executing not only its key mission of excellence in academics but also its key role as partners with parents in the safety of children while in the custody of the school system,” read the statement from the parent group.
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