
Fairfax County Privacy Concerns
Within the last two days, HEAV received more than 120 contacts from concerned parents regarding an email they received from Lightspeed Systems, an educational

Within the last two days, HEAV received more than 120 contacts from concerned parents regarding an email they received from Lightspeed Systems, an educational

The 2026 General Assembly session begins January 14 and will last 60 days. Your government affairs team is already hard at work—meeting with key

HEAV considers your family’s safety and privacy of the utmost importance. With this concern in mind, we share the following update. If your local

Conflicts are surfacing statewide as parents navigate overreach and inaccurate information regarding Virginia’s home education laws.

Your HEAV school board monitor team identified a privacy breach, found on a school board agenda that was open to public view. The breach

When local public school policy and regulations do not align with the law, implementation practices often follow suit. The resulting conflicts can place significant

After more than a year of ongoing outreach and communication, the school board and superintendent have not made the necessary updates to ensure their

A concerned parent contacted HEAV when a district representative advised that she was not allowed to remove her child from public school until her

HEAV contacted the district regarding several concerns identified on the district’s Notice of Intent (NOI) form and acknowledgment letter. The district’s NOI form required

ATTENTION VIRGINIA HOMESCHOOLERS: You may receive a notice from PowerSchool, a student information software provider for K–12 schools, in regard to a recent nationwide

***Update*** SB1031 is DEAD (for now.) On January 30, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee moved and voted 13-2 to “PBI” (Pass by Indefinitely)
