Loudoun County, Va. students walk out in protest of sexual assault

[janterry]

Crowds of students were seen outside schools in the district, including Stone Bridge, Loudoun County High School, Briar Woods High School, Broad Run High School and Lightridge High School.

Students participate in a walkout protest at Briar Woods High School Tuesday morning, Oct. 26, 2021, following sexual assault reports. (7News)

During the Broad Run walkout, students started chanting “Loudon County protects rapists” and other messages.

https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-public-schools-virginia-students-walkout-protest-stone-bridge-high-bathroom-sexual-assault

[underpants]

1. Biden got 62% in Loudon. I hope they don't freak out in the Gov race.

It’s horrible what happened and the Superintendent should get canned.

[jimfields33]

2. It is a complete disgrace

I don’t care who anyone is. Rape is rape. Sexual assault is sexual assault. Police should have immediately been called and investigation immediately started. Protecting criminal acts should be a thing of the past.

[janterry]

3. I'm both glad the students are doing this

and horrified. I have a daughter who just graduated HS a few months ago. I can't imagine.......

To be clear, the school offered counseling to students who witnessed the father getting angry at school on the day of the incident. (As though that would require counseling. I have not yet heard of counseling offered for having a peer raped at school?)

It's just beyond the pale.......

[heckles65]

4. It's a complicated situation. Everyone is going to need to take a break.

Keep in mind that very few people accused of this crime - and most notably very few juveniles - are jailed until trial. So what do you do with them? That's the problem a principal faces in this sort of situation. Did the principal make the wrong move? Very possibly. Nobody is absolving him at this point.

But note the resemblance of the media coverage here and the Jesse Dirkhising murder by two gay men in the late '90s. Remember that? I don't doubt that was a grimly serious matter. But in the Rightverse it was heavily marketed at the time as 'the media is ignoring this because they don't want to admit gay men are out to get your sons.' Likewise here there is a subtext in the coverage of "men only claim to be trans so that they can prey on your daughter in the restroom." Otherwise you would have never heard of it.