Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he had requested Republican state legislators to introduce a new bill to “require Virginia schools to inform students and their parents about National Merit Scholarships and other awards.”
“We now know that at least 16 schools across three different school divisions in Northern Virginia withheld notification of accolades from high-performing students in the name of ‘equity.’ Parents are rightfully upset, and they should be,” said Youngkin in a press statement. He had previously called the problem “unacceptable.”
