Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate allegations made by parents that National Merit award notifications were delayed by school officials in the fall.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has called on the state’s attorney general to investigate leaders at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology following claims by a group of parents that the school waited to tell students they had qualified for a national award.Fairfax County Public Schools has denied deliberately withholding the information from 261 students who were named “commended students” by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Victoria LaCivita, a spokeswoman for Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, did not say if he will launch an investigation. Miyares has received the governor’s request and “has been carefully reviewing and evaluating the allegations of racial discrimination at Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology since the very first public reports,” she said.
The school system’s superintendent, Michelle Reid, plans to meet with Thomas Jefferson families Tuesday night about the matter.
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