Fairfax County Public Schools has launched is investigating reports that staff at Centreville High School paid arranged and paid for abortions for students in 2021, including one minor.
“We learned yesterday of these concerning allegations from 2021,” FCPS said in a statement. “We are launching an immediate and comprehensive investigation as we take all concerns of student wellbeing very seriously.”
FCP policy says staff suspecting a pregnancy should encourage students to talk with their parent or guardian but does not require or encourage staff to inform parents. Virginia law forbids a doctor from performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor without parental consent or a court order.

“I want to stress that at no time, would the situation as described in these allegations be acceptable in Fairfax County Public Schools,” continued the statement from Michelle C. Reid, FCPS Superintendent.
School social worker Carolina Diaz is alleged to have been the staff member handling both arranging for the abortion and providing the funds.
While the district initially claimed to have not known about the allegations, new reports indicate that the school district has known about the incident since May and taken no action.(RELATED: Supreme Court Sides with Interfaith Parents’ Rights)
“Only after the story went public — drawing national outrage — did the district announce an ‘external independent investigation’ and promise transparency,” said Walter Curt, a journalist investigating the event. “In reality, this is not the sound of swift accountability; it is the reflexive scramble of a bureaucracy desperate to contain the damage.”
The average costs of abortion for self-paying women ranges from around $400 up to $2,000 depending upon the type of procedure performed. Some organizations provide them for free or at reduced rates.
Fairfax County Public Schools have come under fire for a variety of concerns in the past months including hiring expensive body-guards for the Superintendent Reid and Title IX violations. The school system recently lost a lawsuit over their policy encouraging student gender transitions and was implicated in covering up a “gang rape” on campus.
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