According an update from the Fairfax County Public Schools (see below):
“In early August, a teacher at Centreville High School publicly alleged that others at the school in the past have encouraged, facilitated, and even paid for student abortions without parental knowledge or consent…In the aftermath, Governor Youngkin directed the Virginia State Police to launch a criminal investigation…Our external investigation is still ongoing, but new details have emerged providing a clearer picture of what happened. Based on the interim findings, which are deeply concerning, these 2021 allegations are likely untrue.”
That’s right: “these allegations are likely untrue.”
Also, see Kirk & Spaulding’s lengthy response sent to the Senate HELP Committee, “on behalf of our client, Fairfax County Public Schools,” with “interim factual findings concerning student welfare and specific allegations related to staff conduct at Centreville High School.” According to this letter:
- “CHS social worker Carolina Diaz did not encourage, facilitate, or pay for any student abortion.”
- “Former CHS Principal Chad Lehman did not ‘cover up’ any such allegations or related facts; he promptly investigated Mrs. Perez’s allegations in 2022 and determined that they lacked factual support.”
- “Mrs. Perez’s claim that Mr. Lehman ‘didn’t do anything’ to investigate her allegations is false and inconsistent with her own contemporaneous written communications with Mr. Lehman. Contemporaneous documents show that Student B was properly referred by Mrs. Diaz to the public health nurse and that Student B’s legal or de facto guardian was “aware” of her pregnancy and abortion.”
- “Because Principal Lehman’s 2022 investigation showed that Mrs. Perez’s factual allegations lacked factual support, there was no need for him to escalate the issue to FCPS senior Division leadership.”
- “FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid and other senior Division leaders did not learn of Mrs. Perez’s allegations until after they were made public in August of this year.“
- “In 2022, Mrs. Perez knowingly withheld relevant materials then in her possession despite being asked during Principal Lehman’s 2022 investigation if she had additional information to share.”
- “Mrs. Perez appears to have knowingly procured a false statement from the former CHS student (Student B) whom she claims obtained a school-funded abortion in 2021.”
- “Contemporaneous documents show that Student B was properly referred by Mrs. Diaz to the public health nurse and that Student B’s legal or de facto guardian was ‘aware’ of her pregnancy and abortion.”
- “Mrs. Perez also appears to have manipulated the content of a statement she procured from another student (Student C) whom she claims was pressured by Mrs. Diaz to obtain a late-term abortion.”
- “Student C has reported that she was never pressured by Mrs. Diaz or others to obtain an abortion, and that the public health nurse clearly communicated that parental consent would be required in the event Student C wanted to proceed
with an abortion.” - “Public statements by Mrs. Perez’s lead attorney, Steven Aden, claiming that Mrs. Diaz provided Student B with a ‘white envelope’ full of money to pay for her abortion are not supported by any known facts, or Mrs. Perez’s own contentions.”
- “Mrs. Perez prepared a complaint to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in March 2023 in which she specifically detailed her allegations of school-facilitated, school-funded abortions.”
- “Evidence discussed herein suggests that Attorney General Miyares’s Office may have known of these allegations a year or more ago and declined (possibly for jurisdictional reasons) to investigate; we are not aware of any prior referral to the Virginia State Police for investigation.”
- “Other evidence discussed herein appears to indicate that it is possible Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Office may have also known of these allegations for a year or more before calling for a State Police investigation.“
- “Student B Did Not Write Her Purported Statement, and the Statement Was Seemingly Falsified by Perez”
- “Perez’s Allegation That CHS Students Were ‘Pressured’ by Mrs. Diaz to Get Abortions Also Appears to Be False and Predicated Upon Partially Fabricated Evidence”
- “Mrs. Perez and Others Quietly Sought to Leverage Her Student-Abortion Allegations for Several Years Before These Allegations Became Widely Known in August 2025 “
Of course, none of this stopped right-wing media, Glenn Youngkin, Jason Miyares from basically running wild with all of this. Very, very irresponsible behavior, and really disqualifying for Miyares in particular, as he’s up for reelection on November 4.
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Dear Centreville High School Staff and Families,
In early August, a teacher at Centreville High School publicly alleged that others at the school in the past have encouraged, facilitated, and even paid for student abortions without parental knowledge or consent. As I stated in a letter to the school community two days following these allegations, such behavior would never be acceptable in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
In the aftermath, Governor Youngkin directed the Virginia State Police to launch a criminal investigation. Subsequently, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to FCPS requesting related information. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Education also submitted its own request.
FCPS is fully cooperating with these government investigations and today, to meet deadlines of the Senate HELP Committee and the U.S. Department of Education, we submitted detailed responses through outside legal counsel. We also provided the responses to the Virginia State Police. The following links go to FCPS’ response to the Senate HELP Committee and the U.S. Department of Education.
Our external investigation is still ongoing, but new details have emerged providing a clearer picture of what happened. Based on the interim findings, which are deeply concerning, these 2021 allegations are likely untrue. We have an obligation to protect our staff from wrongful and unjustified accusations.
Our highest priority – now and always – is ensuring that each and every student in Fairfax County Public Schools can learn in a safe, healthy, and supportive environment.
We are grateful for the continued trust and partnership of our FCPS families, staff, and community as we work to uphold the highest standards of integrity and public service.
We will remain in the light. Our students and staff deserve nothing less.
Take good care,
Dr. Michelle C. Reid
Superintendent
Fairfax County Public Schools
