WASHINGTON — More than a dozen high schools in northern Virginia have reported delays in notifying students of prestigious National Merit recognition, as state officials investigate the growing controversy.
The issue came to light last month, when several parents accused Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County of not telling students they had received National Merit recognition to avoid upsetting others who had not.
In a letter to the school district's superintendent, Miyares said he was aware through public reports that at least three schools in the district"may have withheld National Merit recognition from students." "Our school leaders and teams work incredibly hard to not only acknowledge but also celebrate all student achievement, and those schools that experienced this oversight based on sheer human error are devastated that this was a missed opportunity to recognize their students’ accomplishments," the school district's superintendent, LaTanya McDade, said during a school board meeting Wednesday night.
"We are sincerely sorry for this error," Principal Jeffrey Litz said in an update to the school community, adding that the issue will be reviewed by an independent third party."We are committed to sharing any key findings and any updates to our processes to ensure future consistency in appropriate and timely notification of National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognitions."
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