Does AAP committee know the race of the child applying? Or the make assumptions based on first/last
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Anonymous
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Name?
Just curious…. |
Anonymous
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No. Names/identifying info are covered up when the committee looks at folders.
The only reason they would know is if your parent submission had photos, I guess. |
Anonymous
| At the very least, they know if your child is a Young Scholar. That info is readily available. |
Anonymous
| Well there are photos of your kids on parentvue. The principal sees any referral prior to the committee. That’s who you should be more worried about |
Anonymous
| Not sure about names but race is on the file. |
Anonymous
| Wrong. Names and race are on the front page of the file. |
Anonymous
| I don’t know for sure, but I don’t really see how they could miss it. It’s on the cover. Also, their names are in comments throughout the packet. |
Anonymous
| Yes, and there are quotas |
Anonymous
I recieved our child's packet from our AART (per request) last year and the demographic information (sex, race, language spoken at home, young scholar status) was on the first page of the file. Of course they know. |
Anonymous
This. And the name is used throughout the packet. |
Anonymous
No, that would be illegal. |
Anonymous
You would be able to sue them and win millions in court if this were true. It is completely illegal in the US for public school to use race as an admission criteria. |
Anonymous
Yes, the information the admission committee gets is stripped of surname, race, or other identifying information. They get basic things like gender and whether the student qualifies for free lunch or is ESOL in addition to their grades and test scores. |
Anonymous
Until the Supreme Court overturns affirmative action (likely next year), it is legal…not quotas, but using race as a factor. |
Anonymous
I think people have a huge shock in store for quotas, they have no idea. |