Explosive allegations from a Loudoun County parent this week about a cover-up orchestrated by the Northern Virginia county’s embattled school system could affect the state’s governor’s race, in which schools have become a major flashpoint.

Scott Smith, a Loudoun County parent, claimed this week that his daughter was sexually assaulted in a girl’s bathroom by a boy wearing a skirt. Smith, who was arrested at a raucous school board meeting in June, said the school was aware of the incident but attempted to handle it “in house” without acknowledging it publicly.

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