Federal immigration policies may be contributing to a drop in Fairfax County Public Schools’ enrollment, Superintendent Michelle Reid said at a recent school board meeting.

During a report on this year’s opening of schools, Reid said the Northern Virginia district is the ninth-largest in the U.S., with 199 schools and centers. But according to school division data, there were 177,007 students enrolled as of Sept. 22. That’s down from the 181,153 who were enrolled in June.

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