New lawsuit filed against Virginia Tech over hazing

By The Associated Press
May 28, 2020 | 3:19 AM

ROANOKE, Va. — Another former cadet has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech over being suspended in connection with a blood-pinning ceremony.

The Roanoke Times reports the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges the university violated the due process rights of Christopher J. Dana when it disciplined him following a student conduct hearing on hazing.

In April, three Virginia Tech students sued over the same issue.

A dozen cadets were found to have violated the school’s hazing policy in December and suspended over allegations that the military organization held a ceremony where the sharp ends of military pins were stabbed into the chests of underclassmen.

With pool and pod-style classrooms, Fairfax Co.’s newest high school prepares to welcome students

By Scott Gelman
August 20, 2026 | 8:21 AM

In the weeks leading up to the start of the new school year, leadership at Skyview High School held "come in unity" events. The goal, Principal Dave Jagels said, was to generate ideas from students and their families about traditions they may want to adopt. Because it is Fairfax County, Virginia's first new high school in decades, they're starting from scratch. The homecoming dance will be its first, and the marching band, chorus and orchestra programs have just a few dozen students. The chance to create something new is what drove Jagels, entering his 33rd year in education, to leave retirement to lead the new school. Days before the formal ribbon-cutting, scheduled for Thursday, signage was still being installed outside and on interior walls, and furniture was still being arranged. On Monday, the Herndon campus will welcome about 1,000 ninth and 10th grade students. Virginia's largest school division paid $150 million to acquire the land and infrastructure at the site of the old King Abdullah Academy. The property was fully vacated last July, and the district just received the necessary permits about six months ago, Jagels said.

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