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Fairfax County Public Schools committee meeting, Sep 28, 2026

38 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Board votes unanimously on student safety and belonging forum topic 1:08

  • Board members discussed a forum topic on strengthening student safety and belonging. 1:08
  • District staff members described current bullying prevention practices, including health curriculum lessons and school counseling lessons. 26:27
  • The requested action directs the superintendent to conduct an assessment and return to the board with a report of recommendations and a work session with a presentation by the end of the school year. 36:14
  • The vote on the forum topic was announced as unanimous for all board members present. 37:11
Item by item (5)
  1. Remote participation request 0:04
    • The presiding officer said a board member had requested to attend the meeting remotely from out of the country and that the request had been reviewed, found to comply with the board's remote participation resolution and approved. 0:04
    • The confirmation vote was paused because not enough board members were at the dais. 0:44
    • The motion to confirm approval of the remote participation request passed. 6:17
  2. Student safety and belonging forum topic 0:47
    • A board member was called on to begin the forum topic on strengthening student safety and belonging. 1:07
    • The board member said the requested action is to direct the superintendent to conduct an assessment, with results coming to the board as a report with recommendations and a work session, complete by the end of the school year. 1:16
    • The board member said an increasing number of LGBTQ students had indicated in the youth survey that they had experienced verbal or physical bullying and harassment. 1:52
  3. Board questions on the assessment 4:27
    • A speaker described serving on a state commission on bullying in the late '90s and said a report existed and could be looked for. 5:01
    • A speaker asked whether students other than LGBTQ students were experiencing the same trajectory and said the work should encompass all students. 9:36
    • A speaker asked whether the forum topic would include study of what other school divisions are doing and what research shows, and another speaker replied that it asks for best practices. 17:57
  4. Current bullying prevention practices 25:23
    • A staff member said bullying prevention is part of a broader mental health and wellness initiative, including health curriculum lessons K-10 and school counseling lessons K-12. 26:27
    • A staff member said professional learning is available for parents through the Family Academy and in-person opportunities, and school social workers offer a Loving Solutions intervention. 29:43
    • A speaker said county funding for some family programming had been cut. 32:12
  5. Action on the forum topic 34:25
    • A speaker restated the requested action to direct the superintendent to conduct the assessment and return with a report of recommendations for a work session with a presentation by the end of the school year. 36:14
    • A speaker said the work could be ready by June 30th and that work session scheduling would need to be discussed. 36:52
    • The vote was announced as unanimous for all board members present. 37:11

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Video: posted by the district as “9/28/2026 - FCPS School Board Comprehensive Planning and Development Committee Meeting”