Emails show staff at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology may have violated Virginia law by sharing its intellectual property with a Chinese company

Emails obtained by Defending Education show staff at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria collecting information on its textbooks and science labs to send to a Chinese company.

The school has faced criticism for sharing its blueprints and curriculum with Chinese entities looking to replicate the school in China .

The Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund received $3.6 million between 2014 and 2021 from Chinese entities like the Ameson Foundation .

Fairfax County Public Schools has a “history of malfeasance” including its sharing of school materials with Chinese entities.

Defending Education Vice President Sarah Parshall Perry said the school broke state law by providing China -affiliated groups with its intellectual property.

It is unclear if the lists were ever sent to Shirbel .