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.
to the entire Fairfax County school district "in light of reports and complaints that multiple schools across the county withheld awards from high achieving students," the attorney general's office said on Jan. 9.
MORE: Investigation launched into top-ranked high schools accused of withholding student's national merit awards Prince William County Public Schools became the latest school district to alert families to its "oversight," saying this week that four of its 13 high schools made "delayed notification" to 28 students who had received a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program in September.
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