More brilliant, deserving than whom? So other race(s) are not brilliant and deserving? I'm Asian, and I think your statment is WRONG! Every race has brilliant & deserving students, not just us - Asian. |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: “low-income Asian American students, as well as Asian American students attending middle schools theretofore poorly represented at TJ, saw far more offers of admission to TJ than they had in earlier years.” https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/press-release/federal-appeals-court-upholds-constitutionality-thomas-jefferson-high-school “SCOTUS rejected the argument by the Pacific Legal Foundation, who represents the Coalition for TJ, that the revised admissions criteria — including admitting the top 1.5% of eligible 8th graders from each middle school, eliminating the admissions test and $100 application fee, and considering the socioeconomic status of student applicants — unlawfully put Asian American students at a disadvantage. In fact, the race-blind changes were implemented to correct a biased and unfair admissions process that favored socioeconomically advantaged communities in Fairfax County. After the revisions to the admissions policy went into effect, the percentage of economically disadvantaged students increased from 0.62% to 25.09%, with Asian Americans being the largest racial group benefiting from this increase. The number of Latino applicants increased by 42%, and the number of Black applicants increased by 70%, resulting in more admitted Black and Latino students. “ https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/press-release/supreme-court-declines-review-federal-appellate-courts-decision-rejecting-legal |
It’s may not be obvious from above, but aside from 2020 & 2019, there are MORE Asian students at TJ since the admissions change than any other year in the school’s history. So to recap, after the admissions change, there are more Asian students at TJ than all but two prior school years. |
And out of the hundreds of kids per class, there are about 9 fewer Asian students per class than before the change. |
My child and family didn't know enough about it but is interested in stem.The application and tour was enough to help plan a good syllabus at the base school and also give my child some confidence that they could handle hard high school classes and what a good high school stem course load might look like. Once we heard the homework was another 2 hours a night every night plus a 40 minute drive each way there were too many impacts to the daily schedule to make it work for 4 years but it was still a great experience just to apply and we loved the school and have a lot of respect for it. Not Asian and hopefully the space went to some child who really wants to go there. My child got in on merit, all As, honors classes, stem extracurricular. There was no reason not to at least apply. |
People have the right to apply. Accepting the offer or not is their choice. Who are you to ask that question? |
That's it? We are just discussing 10 Asians that aren't getting in each year because of the change? |
Yeah it’s wierd that the school is growing by 400 students and none of that growth includes Asians. Seems strange. |
Is the Asian population growing in Fairfax County? Otherwise who cares? |
Do TJ students get more money per pupil than other students? |
discriminatory TJ admission policy |
^^ these numbers are wrong. Scroll back. |
Your math is terrible. |
The innumerate posters are giving some insight into why their kids didn’t get an offer to TJ… |
sanctioned too. equity politics benefits the politicians at the expense of bottom students suffering |