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VA town dropped by police academy for chief's criticism of Chinese signature on trainee certificates

  • The Town of Herndon Police Department's affiliation with the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy will end on June 1.
  • Certificates at the academy were signed in a language other than English, prompting objections from the Herndon police chief.
  • Herndon officers were barred from the academy, leading to allegations of racial motivation, denial, and a lawsuit against the town.
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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief

A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates. Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard

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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief

A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates

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Fairfax police academy bars Herndon officers in dispute over Chinese signature

The town police chief objected to a Chinese signature on county training academy certificates. Now her officers have been barred from future classes.

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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief

BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates. Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard complained that the academy director, Maj. Wilson Lee, used Chinese characters to sign the certificates that graduates receive when they complete training at the Fairfax Coun…

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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief

BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates. Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard complained that the academy director, Maj. Wilson Lee, used Chinese characters to sign the certificates that graduates receive when they complete training at the Fairfax Coun…

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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief

BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates. Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard complained that the academy director, Maj. Wilson Lee, used Chinese characters to sign the certificates that graduates receive when they complete training at the Fairfax Coun…

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