Five school districts in Northern Virginia, including Loudoun County Public Schools, started the new school year under investigation by the Department of Education for some of their diversity polices.

Last spring, LCPS was one of the few districts in Virginia to push back when it comes to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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As the school year got underway, the News4 I-Team stopped by to see why the district is doubling down on DEI as critical.

At J. Lupton Simpson Middle School in Leesburg, history teacher Jennifer Herrin runs a welcoming classroom where she often spends more time than she spends at home. She runs a program called Girls Empowered that’s part of a DEI initiative started four ye

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