Loudoun County schools weigh protocols on handling of sexual assault cases amid Department of Education probe

The Loudoun County Joint Board of Supervisors and School Board committee held a meeting Monday to discuss protocols on the handling of future sexual assault cases about a week after the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the northern Virginia district mired by controversy. 

"I don’t believe that we have a systemic issue in our schools with sexual assault," supervisor Juli Briskman said at the meeting Monday. "Charges and arrests came very late in my opinion and communication failed."

The agenda listed the purpose of the meeting as "to provide the Joint Board of Supervisors and School Board Committee (Joint Committee) with information regarding Information about the School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), with specific information pertaining to investigations into sexual assaults in schools."