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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) � Virginia Attorney General Jason
Miyares Wednesday morning announced that his office is launching
an investigation following the recent controversy surrounding
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

This comes after a group of Fairfax County parents' demands for
action after they said Thomas Jefferson administrators delayed
informing students that they had qualified for National Merit
Awards ahead of looming college application deadlines. Parents
say the administrators need to be held accountable.

�To the extent that withholding of any of these awards at Thomas
Jefferson High School was based on race, national origin or any
other protected status right under the Virginia Human Rights
Act, that is unlawful,� Miyares said. �That is why I am
announcing today that my office of civil rights is opening an
investigation into this very issue.�

Miyares said that if any law was broken his office would
"protect and vindicate the civil rights of Thomas Jefferson
students and their families.�

RELATED | Fairfax County parents call for accountability after
national merit award scandal

Miyares said his office is also launching an investigation into
the school's new admissions process.

The school's new admissions procedures got rid of standardized
testing requirements and altered other minimum requirements to
apply. Some Asian American parents in Fairfax County say it
discriminates against their children. Parents protested the
"unfair" admissions process at a school board meeting in March
2022.

Miyares said his office will investigate whether the school used
race or national origin or any other rights under the Virginia
Human Rights Act as a fact to determine admission.

"Sadly today, our announcement is not on just the national merit
award also the change in Thomas Jefferson's admissions policy
that has undermined the excellence in favor of a system
engineered to achieve the school system preferred balances on
the races rather than actual racial equality," Miyares said.

Miyares said the new admission policy is "another example of
students being treated differently because of their ethnicity
and race."

"Every American, every Virginian should be outraged that a child
in Virginia today is being denied their dreams because of their
racial background. I have said before, in America, about the
only state-sanctioned form of bigotry is anti-Asian bigotry, and
it is wrong, and we are going to hold folks accountable,"
Miyares said.

On Tuesday, Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged Miyares to investigate
potential civil rights violations at the Fairfax County high
school.

In a pointed letter to Miyares, Youngkin said, he was "stunned
by news reports alleging that information about National Merit
Awards was withheld from students at Thomas Jefferson High
School for Science and Technology until after important
deadlines for college scholarships had passed.�

RELATED | Gov. Youngkin urges Miyares to launch investigation
into Fairfax County school scandal

Some parents are calling for Ann Bonitatibus, the principal of
the school, to step down.

In an emailed statement Tuesday, Fairfax County Public Schools
said:

�We are aware of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin�s comments
today and we share his desire to get to the facts surrounding
the delay in notification of National Merit Commendations at
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology for
2022. Indeed, we have initiated a third-party, independent
investigation into this matter. Our preliminary understanding is
that the delay this fall was a unique situation due to human
error. The investigation will continue to examine our records in
further detail and we will share key findings with our
community. In addition, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid is meeting with families this
evening to listen to their concerns. Should the Virginia
Attorney General�s office initiate an investigation, FCPS stands
ready to work with our partners at the state level.

As a reminder, once this error was brought to light, school
staff reached out to colleges to update records where commended
scholars had applied.�

SEE ALSO | Court hears oral arguments on Thomas Jefferson High
School's admission process

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