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Fairfax Co. administrators on leave as school investigates response to incident between students

Hayfield Elementary School Principal Jessica Lewis, an assistant principal and other staff members have been placed on leave from the Fairfax County, Virginia, school.

In a statement, a county spokeswoman told WTOP they’re on leave “while FCPS looks into their response to an alleged disciplinary incident between two students.”



The county said it’s unable to share more information about the alleged incident, citing student privacy laws.

For the rest of the week, Linda Ferguson and Michael Krajack will be leading the school.

Search continues for swimmer who went missing in Potomac River

The search resumed Wednesday for a man who went missing in the Potomac River, near Great Falls, one day ago. A man who was with two swimmers called 911 from the shoreline of the Potomac River, south of Sandy Landing, at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue told WTOP.
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