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Supreme Court Could Consider Virginia High School’s Admissions

By: Adam Liptak
The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., instituted an admissions process that reserved spots for the top students at every public middle school in the area.

Elite Virginia High School’s Admissions Policy Does Not Discriminate, Court Rules

By: Stephanie Saul
Parents had objected to Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia changing its admissions policies, including getting rid of an exam. The case appears headed for the Supreme Court.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va.

6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Will Not Be Charged, Prosecutor Says

By: Christine Hauser
The boy shot and injured his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Va., in January.

A 6-year-old boy shot and injured his first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 6, the authorities said.

Coach Who Posed as a High School Player in Virginia Causes Season’s Forfeit

By: Eduardo Medina
The Portsmouth Public Schools received a report last week that an assistant coach had played in a girls’ junior varsity basketball game on Jan. 21. The team decided not to go forward with the season.

6-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Teacher in Virginia Has ‘Acute Disability,’ Family Says

By: Sarah Mervosh and Campbell Robertson
The child had previously been accompanied by a parent every day in school, but that stopped the week of the shooting, his family said.

People gathered for a vigil for Abigail Zwerner, the first-grade teacher who was shot at Richneck Elementary School.

School Searched 6-Year-Old’s Backpack Before Newport News Shooting, Officials Say

By: Sarah Mervosh and Eliza Fawcett
No weapon was found during the search, according to the school district. The 6-year-old boy is accused of later shooting his teacher.

The shooting at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 prompted school officials to install metal detectors at all school buildings in the district.
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