VIRGINIA AG LAUNCHES CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION AGAINST THOMAS JEFFERSON H.S.

by Jeremiah Poff, Education Reporter==January 04, 2023 12:01 PM--Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares announced Wednesday that his office would be launching a state civil rights investigation against Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County.

In a Wednesday press conference, Miyares cited recent reports that the prestigious Virginia magnet school had withheld certificates from students who had been recognized as National Merit commended scholars, as well as the school's 2020 overhaul of its admissions process that substantially affected the number of Asian students admitted to the school. Read more at Virginia AG Jason Miyares launches civil rights investigation against Thomas Jefferson High School | Washington Examiner