Virginia government tells elite high school to ‘cut ties’ with Chinese government

TThe Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), was directed by the Virginia Education Department. “cut ties” After it was exposed by the Washington Examiner One of its top high schools had been working with a Chinese military-linked group over many years.

Aimee Guidera, Virginia Secretary of Education, wrote Wednesday to Michelle Reid, FCPS Superintendent. She pressed the school system about revelations that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and the TJHSST Partnership Fund had been compromised. “accepted significant financial contributions from entities known to have connections to the Chinese Communist Party.”

VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL WORKED WITH CHINESE MILITARY-LINKED ORG

Virginia-based school To assist China and the Tsinghua University High School (or TUHS), we partnered with them Adopting science, technology engineering, and mathematics (or STEM) and advanced laboratory research. Tsinghua University is closely connected to TUHS. considered The Pentagon will be a Chinese military university.

Guidera spoke to FCPS on Wednesday “direct schools within your division to cut ties with CCP-linked partners” She said that she had spoken to her department. “investigate the prevalence of such relationships between CCP-linked partners and local school divisions” across Virginia.

Virginia’s education secretary claimed that revelations had been made. “a Virginia high school accepted contributions from CCP-linked entities” were “concerning, and warrant a response regarding the nature of these funds.” Guidera requested FCPS to disclose the exact amount of money that the TJ Fund had received from Chinese entities, the method by which those funds were used, as well as whether any Chinese entities were involved. “provided any guidance, influence, or instructional materials related to content taught” TJHSST.

Guidera also questioned FCPS about whether “any non-public student information” Oder “any instructional materials, class schedules, and individual performance or evaluation indicators” They were also provided to Chinese entities.

After a Virginia government inquiry, Washington Examiner Investigations into the saga.

Parents Defending Education (PDE), a non-profit organization helped unearth The Chinese funding for TJHSST was and had Virginia’s Republican Governor. Glenn Youngkin to investigate.

“We are grateful that Gov. Youngkin and Secretary Guidera have taken swift steps to investigate the scope of this scandal — not only at TJ, but throughout the Commonwealth,” Nicole Neily, President of the PDE, said. “This incident highlights the acute need for federal lawmakers to address this problem going forward, and to mandate disclosure of foreign funding to America’s K-12 schools.”

FCPS attempted to defend the agreement between TJHSST (Chinese entities) and FCPS. Julie Moult is the media relations manager at FCPS. Washington Examiner Last week, TJHSST was “world-renowned” That and more “it is not unusual for elite public schools, colleges, and universities in the U.S. to benefit from donations and grants from various sources, including international sources.”

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FCPS did not respond when FCPS was asked for comment regarding the new state-level probe.

The TJPF Tsinghua University provided hundreds of thousands in funding As part of the agreement with TUHS. TJPF also received hundreds and thousands of dollars from Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundation. Chinese government campaigns for foreign influence.