Federal Prosecutors Convene Special Grand Jury on D.C. Schools and Youth Oversight
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27
Federal Prosecutors Convene Special Grand Jury on D.C. Schools and Youth Oversight
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27
Summary
Federal prosecutors have empaneled a rarely used special grand jury to investigate D.C. youth issues, with part of the probe examining the city’s public schools.
D.C. Public Schools personnel have been contacted for questioning about truancy and graduation rates, indicating the inquiry reaches into school performance and oversight.
Two people familiar with the matter said the investigation appears broad in scope, extending beyond schools to the city’s wider supervision of young people.
The move signals an unusual federal scrutiny of local education and youth oversight in the nation’s capital.