The TechGirls were joined at the White House by young women from West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Across the river from Montgomery County, Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Va. offers Latin, Russian, Japanese, thermodynamics and artificial intelligence.

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Obama said Wednesday at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va.

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The school's principal recommended expulsion for those behind the nooses, according to the local newspaper in nearby Alexandria.

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