Rock Ridge High School
Coverage of Rock Ridge High School in the Nexus archive.
- Former Rock Ridge principal charged with sexually assaulting a student
Christopher John Chad, a former Rock Ridge Schools administrator, faces three felony criminal sexual conduct charges after a 19-year-old alleged they were sexually assaulted by Chad from 2021 to 2023 while attending Rock Ridge High School in Virginia, Minn. The individual reported meeting Chad online in 2021 when they were 14, and Chad provided cannabis and THC vape products during the relationship. Chad is already in custody in Georgia for 2025 criminal charges related to soliciting a minor.
- What’s the fate of Loudoun’s controversial Golden to Mars transmission line?
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved Route 3A for Dominion Energy’s Golden to Mars transmission line in Loudoun County after the school board delayed approval for the initially selected Route 4. The SCC described Route 3A as 'clearly inferior' but necessary to avoid delays in ensuring reliable electricity, despite community and official preferences for an underground route deemed infeasible.