Decade Of Daily Wire: How We Exposed Loudoun County’s Dirty Secrets

In 10 years, The Daily Wire has put up some incredible wins, and over the next few weeks, we’re going to be looking back at 10 of our greatest victories — none of which could have happened without the support of our loyal members and fans. 

To begin, we’re going back to a story that shocked America — a story that only saw the light of day because The Daily Wire decided it needed to be told. 

In June of 2021, a Virginia man was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting after he and other attendees spoke out against a proposed transgender bathroom policy for students. Scott Smith became an example used by the Left to label parents who voiced concern about woke policies in schools as potential “domestic terrorists.” 

But Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak discovered that there was much more to the story. 

“What people did not know is that weeks prior on May 28, Smith says, a boy allegedly wearing a skirt entered a girls’ bathroom at nearby Stone Bridge High School, where he sexually assaulted Smith’s ninth-grade daughter,” Rosiak reported. 

Smith was angry after the superintendent falsely stated that there had never been any sexual assaults in Loudoun’s bathrooms as part of a lecture dismissing parents’ concerns. As a result of LCPS’s deliberate effort to sweep that rape under the rug, including submitting falsified documentation to the state, the school board was able to pass the transgender policy that they wanted. Weeks later, the boy who raped Smith’s daughter in the bathroom was arrested for another sexual assault, after police said he forced a girl into an empty classroom, held her against her will, and touched her inappropriately. 

Without The Daily Wire’s coverage and the support of our readers, this story likely would have never been told, and Loudoun County Public Schools would have never faced widespread public scrutiny. 

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The Daily Wire article, which was published in October 2021, sent a shockwave throughout Virginia and the nation just weeks before a major Virginia gubernatorial election. The story became a rallying cry for parents demanding accountability and transparency from school boards, especially on the issue of transgenderism.

The Daily Wire investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools was a major reason that parental rights became a central issue in the 2021 Virginia election, with Republican Glenn Youngkin pulling off a surprise victory. The Daily Wire’s reporting didn’t just break a story — it helped shift the political landscape. 

As we celebrate this win, we’re reminded that The Daily Wire’s mission is about more than breaking news — it’s about challenging the Left’s obfuscation of reality and amplifying the stories and voices that need to be read and heard. And of course, that victory couldn’t have happened without your loyalty to The Daily Wire. With your continued support, we’ll keep fighting for the truth, no matter how inconvenient it may be.