‘Engineered To Discriminate’: Trump Ed Dep’t Probes Virginia School District Over Alleged ‘Illegal Admissions Policy’

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‘Engineered To Discriminate’: Trump Ed Dep’t Probes Virginia School District Over Alleged ‘Illegal Admissions Policy’

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) became the subject of an Education Department (ED) probe Thursday after it was alleged that the district illegally overhauled a magnet school’s admissions policy to discriminate on…

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