US EditionEducation Department Opens Investigation of Admissions at Selective Virginia High School
- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on May 21, 2025, that his investigation found racial discrimination in Thomas Jefferson High School's admissions policy at Fairfax County Public Schools.
- The investigation follows a 2020 overhaul of admissions that removed standardized tests and focused on socioeconomic factors, which previously faced unsuccessful court challenges upheld by the courts and Supreme Court.
- Miyares highlighted declines in Asian American enrollment amid increases in Black and Hispanic students and said the policy deliberately used race to shape the student body, disadvantaging Asian Americans.
- He stated that it is illegal in the United States to favor one group at the expense of another due to racial considerations, and he forwarded his findings to federal authorities for further action under Title VI.
- The U.S. Department of Education and Justice have opened a civil rights probe into the school, signaling potential federal action regarding admissions at the top-ranked high school in Virginia.
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DOJ Opens Investigation into Discriminatory Admissions at Thomas Jefferson High in Virginia After Private Lawsuit Failed
Harmeet Dhillon: "my office will work in coordination with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to determine whether Fairfax County Public Schools has violated its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by using race in its admissions decision process"
Education Department Launches Probe of Admissions Policy at Top Virginia High School
The Department of Education is opening an investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia over concerns that its admissions policy at a prestigious high school illegally discriminated against Asian American students. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said the probe was prompted in response to the Fairfax County School Board changing the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology …
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Education Department opens investigation of admissions at selective Virginia high school
The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the admissions policy at an elite, selective high school.
Elite Virginia high school's admissions policy under Trump admin scrutiny amid discrimination complaints
The Trump administration is investigating a Northern Virginia school district amid complaints an admissions policy in the district discriminates against Asian American applicants.
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