School board approves third-party review after deaths of Blacksburg High School students

Rhian Lowndes
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Montgomery County School Board has announced a third-party review after the deaths of two Blacksburg High School students in November.

Two teenagers were found dead in a car on Nov. 8, 2023, at a parking garage near Virginia Tech.

A communications official with the schools says the school board sat down in a special meeting Monday, Jan. 29, and voted to initiate a review of circumstances related to their deaths. They did not identify the third party conducting the review.

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“Our goals are to work expeditiously in support of this review and to take responsible and appropriate actions based on any recommendations returned,” the official said in a statement.

Montgomery County Public Schools added they intend for the review to help them understand the school division’s legal and regulatory obligations in the incident.

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