The bill was inspired by a few school controversies, most notably the recruiting scandal at Hayfield Secondary School in ...

Months after Hayfield Secondary School's football team withdrew from the playoffs, Fairfax County Public Schools is crafting a plan that it hopes will improve its athletic processes and transparency ...

Overton previously coached football at Freedom High School. The Virginia High School League determined that Hayfield Secondary School’s principal, football coach, and athletic director misled ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — The head football coach for Hayfield Secondary School, whose initial transfer from a school in Woodbridge, Virginia sparked controversy in late 2024 over player ...

Several players reportedly followed coach Darryl Overton from Freedom High School in Woodbridge to Hayfield. An internal school division review found no wrongdoing, but the Virginia High School ...

The Virginia High School League banned Hayfield from playing for two years because it says the school broke recruiting rules. However, a judge reversed that from happening. “Del. Helmer's bill ...

Thompson and Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid withdrew Hayfield from post-season playoffs, after fighting a decision by the Virginia High School League to ban the school ...

Overton went to Hayfield in February 2024 ... month investigation last summer and found no wrongdoing. The Virginia High School League conducted a separate investigation in the fall and determined ...

The Hayfield controversy has cast a long shadow over Fairfax County Public Schools and become known as Virginia’s worst-ever high school sports scandal. It’s led to national attention and ...

Wrestlers from three Arlington County high schools recently earned berths at the Zone 4 qualifying event to participate in ...

Months after Hayfield Secondary School’s football ... coaches and others is working with the Virginia High School League to craft a plan it wants to have in place for the next school year.