PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WJLA) - 13 excessive faculties in Virginia say they uncared for to tell their college students that they received nationwide advantage recognition in time for these college students to use to school and scholarship alternatives.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin known as for an investigation into what occurred.
Prince William County Public Colleges confirmed that two excessive faculties didn't notify college students of their recognition in a well timed method. College students ought to have been notified between March and June of final 12 months.
The varsity system blames unintentional administrative oversight for not telling college students however stated they've now notified 16 college students of the celebrated accolade.
4 different excessive faculties in Loudon County didn't notify college students of their nationwide advantage recognition.
Seven excessive faculties in Fairfax County admitted that in addition they didn't notify college students.
The varsity methods say it was all oversights, however Youngkin suggests a bigger coverage could also be at play on the faculty methods.
“They've a maniacal concentrate on equal outcomes for all college students in any respect value, and on the coronary heart of the American dream is excelling, is advancing, is stretching and recognizing that we've got college students of various capabilities,” Youngkin stated.
Youngkin stated his administration is specializing in rising training requirements, which he argues had been lowered below earlier governors.
“This overarching effort for equal outcomes is hurting Virginia’s kids, and it’s hurting even worse the youngsters that they aspire to assist, kids within the Black neighborhood and youngsters within the Hispanic neighborhood and youngsters who're within the socioeconomically challenged neighborhood and Virginia’s youngsters with disabilities. They've in truth suffered much more and so we’ve obtained to show this round,” he stated.
Because the lawyer normal’s investigations proceed into Fairfax County Public Colleges, the superintendent stated she is dedicated to creating issues proper and being clear about the important thing findings within the faculty’s personal assessment.
Virginia State Lawyer Normal Jason Miyares stated he'll examine each criticism and attempt to decide if any faculty system violated Virginia’s Human Rights Act.