Fairfax County school system under fire for allegedly funding abortions for students

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‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss Gov. Youngkin ordering a state police probe into Fairfax County schools after staff allegedly helped students obtain abortions in 2021. #foxnews #news #us #fox #virginia #fairfax #fairfaxcounty #education #school #schools #schoolstudents #schoolsystem #students #student #parents #parent #parentalrights   Subscribe to Fox News: https://bit.ly/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ Download the Fox News app: https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS/cd5yhg3o Become a Fox News Patriot member! www.youtube.com/@FoxNews/join  FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most-watched television news channel for 18 consecutive years. According to a 2020 Brand Keys Consumer Loyalty Engagement Index report, FOX News is the top brand in the country for morning and evening news coverage. A 2019 Suffolk University poll named FOX News as the most trusted source for television news or commentary, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. A 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey also found that among Americans who could name an objective news source, FOX News was the top-cited outlet. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre. Watch full episodes of your favorite shows  The Five: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/the-five Special Report with Bret Baier: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/special-report Jesse Watters Primetime: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/jesse-watters-primetime Hannity: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/hannity The Ingraham Angle: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/ingraham-angle Gutfeld!: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/gutfeld Fox News @ Night: https://www.foxnews.com/video/shows/fox-news-night  Follow Fox News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/ Follow Fox News on X: https://x.com/foxnews Follow Fox News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxnews/  # news #breaking #24x7

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00:00Well, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has now directed state police to investigate allegations

00:04that school staffers at Fairfax County Schools helped students receive abortions in 2021.

00:11The governor says he's deeply concerned about the reports, accusing officials at Centerville

00:15High School of arranged and financed abortions for girls as young as 17 without parental

00:22notification. State Attorney General Jason Meares promises to get answers.

00:27What the governor has announced is the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. That's our equivalent

00:32of the FBI with the state police to get to the bottom of this. They're going to get some answers,

00:36I think, for the governor and for the public on what exactly happened here. What are the facts and

00:41also whether there's any misallocation of state funds. It is against the law in Virginia for you

00:46to have an abortion for a minor and not get parental consent. Parents also spoke out about the

00:52allegations. I definitely think that's crossed the line. Paying for monies for something that's a child

01:01is inappropriate. Parents of teenagers know that teenagers don't always tell us everything. So

01:06perhaps not so surprising parents didn't know, but you would assume that people in a school system

01:14would alert parents to any issues like this. I think adults would alert them too. The big weekend

01:21show reached out to Centerville High School for a comment, but we have not heard back. So Anita,

01:26this is another story coming out of Fairfax County schools. There's been a long list of

01:31alleged criminal activity, keeping parents out of the loop. It plays politically as well.

01:36This is just another outrageous one. Yeah. And it is a really outrageous one because number one,

01:41it's illegal in the state of Virginia to pay for an abortion using state and local funds.

01:47That's number one. Number two, except I should say in the cases of rape or incest or where there is

01:54some physical deformity with the child or mental deficiency or where this would threaten the life

02:04of the mother. But other than that, it's illegal. And then to not tell parents is just, that may not

02:11be illegal, but it's reprehensible. So Kevin, you've covered a lot of these stories coming out

02:15of Northern Virginia and yet parents are still being left out. You know, this is so unbelievably

02:21outrageous. Let's play this out. You have a daughter, she's 17. She's gotten in a bind. She tells

02:26somebody at the school and they pay for this allegedly and she dies on the table. She bleeds out.

02:32How are you going to explain that to the parent? This is so unbelievable. If this turns out to be

02:39true, people should go to jail. And if I were the parents or if I were a practicing attorney,

02:45I guarantee you there'd be a lawsuit flying out as fast as I could get one. This is unbelievable.

02:51This is a mistrust between parents and districts like what's happening over in Fairfax County,

02:57which is a great county, by the way. But if this turns out to be true, there has to be consequences.

03:01It's also very predatory on students who are not adults and they cannot consent either when it

03:07comes to these big issues, especially when it comes to legal terms. Of course, politics are

03:10involved here. Glenn Youngkin won on a platform in a purple blue state of parental rights. There's

03:16another governor's race right now when some Sears versus Abigail Spanberger. I'm sure this will come

03:22up as a conversation in that debate for that race. Well, I hope so, because I think it is one of

03:27those pivotal issues about parental rights and the role of parents. And I think it's not only on

03:32the school district, it's also on the doctor. You can't just go in and perform an abortion.

03:39You've got to be able to look at the paperwork. If the parent's signature is not there, where is the

03:43parent on this? This person's 17 years old. I mean, these are allegations. This is why the state

03:47police are investigating. But it is abhorrent, as you said, Kevin, and we've all, I think, agreed on

03:53this. It's just fundamentally totally wrong. And again, it's another example where Democrats in

03:58general, not all of them, but in general, have always taken the position the state, the school

04:04knows better than the parent. And that's the fundamental difference between the two parties.

04:08And Katie, if it does come up in the gubernatorial debate, how does the Democratic candidate defend

04:13this? Right. How? I mean, can't. You really can't. Right. No, especially when it comes to a minor.

04:19Yeah. Right. But they have defended things like this before, Kevin. I mean, I wouldn't put it

04:23beside them to defend this. I mean, the current gubernatorial candidate for the Democrats has been

04:28in favor of men in women's locker rooms, boys and girls sports in Virginia. Maybe she should answer

04:34this question and see if it comes in line with that. Absolutely. And this could actually be a

04:37boon for a Winsome Sears, obviously, in her campaign. But let me just ask you, when you first saw

04:42this story, did it just make you wretch? I mean, because you think to yourself, I'm placing my child in

04:48your trust. I'm trusting you to do the right thing by me as a parent. And you do this. I mean,

04:55if this like I said, if it's true, I just can't imagine the aftercare that has to also happen.

05:01You know, come on, this can't this cannot happen again. And they are allegations. But because the

05:07school system has had so many crazy things cutting parents out, your initial reaction, at least mine

05:12was, was to think it could be true. So we'll see what the facts show us. Hey, Sean Hannity here.

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