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Virginia's GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin slams 'maniacal' decision by SEVEN schools in woke district to hide merit awards from top students to boost 'equity', as AG warns move could have cost youngsters college scholarships
2023-01-16
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Seven high schools in Fairfax County, Virginia have recently admitted to not informing their students of their prestigious national merit recognition

  • It caused students to miss important college scholarship / admissions deadlines

  • High schools involved include Annandale, West Potomac, John R. Lewis, Edison, Thomas Jefferson for Science and Technology, Westfield, and Langley High

  • These seven schools account for 25% of the high schools in Fairfax County, with Thomas Jefferson the top-performing public school in the United States

  • Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin expressed his concern about the impact it has on the students' ability to apply for scholarships and college admissions

  • The Virginia Attorney General's office is now investigating the matter
Related:
Fairfax County: 2023-01-12 Virginia AG Investigating Entire Fairfax County School System
Fairfax County: 2023-01-10 Report: Two More VA School Principals Admit To Withholding National Merit Awards From Students
Fairfax County: 2022-10-19 FBI Raids Star ABC News Producer's Home
Related:
Glenn Youngkin: 2023-01-12 Virginia AG Investigating Entire Fairfax County School System
Glenn Youngkin: 2022-12-21 The U.S. Education Department's civil rights enforcement arm has launched an investigation into a North Texas school district
Glenn Youngkin: 2022-11-20 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Both trailing daughters got a full ride and a bribe when they chose to take their National Merit Scholarship selves to the University of Cincinnati, Mercutio — if I recall correctly, in 2008 that was worth about $17,000 altogether. The Ohio State University offered only free tuition — $8,000-ish? — while the big name private universities disdained even to give preference to their applications, but graciously allowed outsiders associated with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to pay for the basic NM scholarship — this year it’s $2,500. The parents of these kids should band together to sue for the lost monies at the schools their kids ended up attending — that’s an easier win than for the loss of places at their dream schools.
Posted by: trailing wife   2023-01-16 15:09  

#4  If there was a financial aspect , that is, a scholarship involved, a case can be made for felony grand theft.
Posted by: Mercutio   2023-01-16 09:06  

#3  If only there was a law.....
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-01-16 08:52  

#2  Does this mean USAA may someday be forced to use white people in their television commercials ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-01-16 07:38  

#1  Sounds like a Liberal NEA organized conspiracy.

Can anyone say FELONY Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination?
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-01-16 07:32  

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