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Retirement of Elizabeth V. Lodal[edit]
From 2000-2006, Elizabeth V. Lodal served as the principal of Thomas Jefferson. In the spring of 2006, Lodal announced her retirement after 40 years as a public school educator and principal of four Fairfax County secondary schools. This occurred after a year in which Lodal publicly stated the percent of Asian students out of students involved with cheating and theft that had recently occurred at TJ. After a negative response from the Asian community, Principal Lodal wrote a letter in the Parent, Teacher and Student Association Newsletter clarifying her remarks.[1] In an interview, she stated that her retirement had nothing to do with her remark regarding Asians. [citation needed] During her tenure, Lodal advocated an increase in the diversity of the school; she pushed for new admissions procedures designed to increase acceptance of minority students, which the school board passed in 2004. [2] Upon her retirement, Lodal received numerous accolades for her career and successful tenure at TJ, including praise from the Governor of Virginia, the Fairfax County School Board (which named a second facility in the school system for her), the TJ PTSA, and local newspaper editorials. [citation needed] She was appointed by Governor Kaine to be a delegate from Virginia on The Education Commission of the States. Dr. Evan M. Glazer, former director of Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology, was chosen as her replacement. [3]
- ^ Glod, Maria (2006-05-03). "Va. Principal Issues Apology for Remarks". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Fairfax Changes TJ Admissions Policy". Retrieved 2007-1-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology Alumni Association". Retrieved 2006-10-08.