VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — State House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) said he was scheduled to speak to students in the Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach Wednesday morning, but it never happened. He called being denied entry into the school "a slap in the face," while the city's school division characterized what happened as a "miscommunication." Scott said he was denied entry into the school, where he said he had agreed about two weeks ago to speak to Legal Studies Academy students about what it takes to be a lawyer. He said just before he headed to the school, he was told he couldn't come because he wasn't properly vetted and because parents were not aware he would be coming. "I was like, that's crazy," Scott said. "Like, they would never do that to the governor, the attorney general or the lieutenant governor or any of them, probably the Virginia Beach delegate they serve in that area. "It's funny, I'm the first Black speaker in a 405-year history of Virginia. I think I've been vetted. And the fact that they would not allow me to be there, I think, is a slap in the face, not only to me, but also to all Virginians. In a statement from Virginia Beach City Public Schools, it said, without referring to Scott by name, that "a miscommunication occurred this morning between our school officials about a potential guest speaker for the Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School. Virginia Beach City Public Schools values its relationships with all our school partners, including elected officials, and consistently welcomes them into our schools. We are actively working to resolve the concern." 10 On Your Side will let you know if the speaking event at First Colonial is rescheduled. ...read more read less