Top Virginia high school accused of withholding academic awards for 'equity': 'The dumbing down of America'
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Virginia parent Asra Nomani called out Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology for allegedly delaying academic awards in the name of "equity."
"This year the entire controversy just blew up because the kids got their certificate, weeks after early college application deadlines, just dropped on their desks as if it was just another piece of paper," Nomani told co-host Todd Piro. Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital. Story ideas can be sent to bailee.hill@fox.com
"And this amazing mom named Shawna Yashar started asking questions, just like every parent's got to do," she continued. "From issues of the drag queen story hours to indoctrination in the schools, this is another form of this race to the bottom that the schools are going through right now."
Critically endangered whale seen off California coast: 'Every sighting is incredibly valuable to us'
In a rare sighting recently, the endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of California by a marine wildlife team near Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.