TJ admissions decision - repercussions for Class of 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or shut down TJ.

Yep. Just to spite some folks, we will shut down a top school and lower property prices, lower attractiveness of county to business. we will not try to solve the problems of how to maybe increase quality programs or help students and parents prepare better from lower classes. Destroy, destroy.

DP, but I don’t think TJ is quite the center of the world that all you folks constantly fighting about TJ make it out to be. It might be churlish to shut down TJ but at this point it really isn’t worth hijacking all the school system’s time and energy to obsess about one high school that only 3% of FCPS high school students attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s an idea! Everyone work hard and actually study. The best students regardless of race go to TJ. The new supreme court nominee MS. Jackson is proof the sky is the limit for bright, hard working students.

You mean the one selected specifically because she has dark skin?

That’s not “specifically” why she was selected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, that would be one option. FCPS could comply and revise its criteria. Another option would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit and a request for a stay of the lower court’s order. Reasonable minds can differ as to whether that would be successful. It probably would be.

Couldn’t FCPS just ignore the order? File an appeal, select the class of 2026 and see how the appeal shakes out? I don’t think the school board has the time to remake the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or shut down TJ.

Yep. Just to spite some folks, we will shut down a top school and lower property prices, lower attractiveness of county to business. we will not try to solve the problems of how to maybe increase quality programs or help students and parents prepare better from lower classes. Destroy, destroy.

DP, but I don’t think TJ is quite the center of the world that all you folks constantly fighting about TJ make it out to be. It might be churlish to shut down TJ but at this point it really isn’t worth hijacking all the school system’s time and energy to obsess about one high school that only 3% of FCPS high school students attend.

Agree with you. Although I can't see why are you here talking about it. Spend your time and energy on more worthy causes elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or shut down TJ.

Yep. Just to spite some folks, we will shut down a top school and lower property prices, lower attractiveness of county to business. we will not try to solve the problems of how to maybe increase quality programs or help students and parents prepare better from lower classes. Destroy, destroy.

Always easier to destroy that build.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, that would be one option. FCPS could comply and revise its criteria. Another option would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit and a request for a stay of the lower court’s order. Reasonable minds can differ as to whether that would be successful. It probably would be.

Couldn’t FCPS just ignore the order? File an appeal, select the class of 2026 and see how the appeal shakes out? I don’t think the school board has the time to remake the process.

Couldn’t ignoring a valid order subject the relevant parties to contempt proceedings, fines, and potentially federal imprisonment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, that would be one option. FCPS could comply and revise its criteria. Another option would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit and a request for a stay of the lower court’s order. Reasonable minds can differ as to whether that would be successful. It probably would be.

Couldn’t FCPS just ignore the order? File an appeal, select the class of 2026 and see how the appeal shakes out? I don’t think the school board has the time to remake the process.

Couldn’t ignoring a valid order subject the relevant parties to contempt proceedings, fines, and potentially federal imprisonment?

Yes contemp of court. Brabrand and the school board members could be imprisoned until they agree to comply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or shut down TJ.

Yep. Just to spite some folks, we will shut down a top school and lower property prices, lower attractiveness of county to business. we will not try to solve the problems of how to maybe increase quality programs or help students and parents prepare better from lower classes. Destroy, destroy.

DP, but I don’t think TJ is quite the center of the world that all you folks constantly fighting about TJ make it out to be. It might be churlish to shut down TJ but at this point it really isn’t worth hijacking all the school system’s time and energy to obsess about one high school that only 3% of FCPS high school students attend.

Agree with you. Although I can't see why are you here talking about it. Spend your time and energy on more worthy causes elsewhere?

Oh, we have. And we get ignored because the members of the FCPS School Board chose to spend months obsessing about TJ admissions and minutes thinking about things affecting more kids in FCPS.

They are despicable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, that would be one option. FCPS could comply and revise its criteria. Another option would be an appeal to the Fourth Circuit and a request for a stay of the lower court’s order. Reasonable minds can differ as to whether that would be successful. It probably would be.

If FCPS appeals and asks for a stay, it’s unlikely that they will get it. Why? Because the federal court ruled here that constitutional rights have been violated. I highly doubt the appeals court would stay such a decision that has found the defendants guilty of violating someone’s constitutional rights

[Anonymous]

FCPS still have our decisions during the last 2 cycles despite litigation. This class won’t be affected. The next will.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS still have our decisions during the last 2 cycles despite litigation. This class won’t be affected. The next will.

non compliance will subject Brabrand and the school board members to imprisonment for contempt of court until they comply. They may be stupid but not that stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS still have our decisions during the last 2 cycles despite litigation. This class won’t be affected. The next will.

Totally agree that the class of 2025 is set. However, very worried about the class of 2026.

The order prohibits FCPS from using the admissions system developed during the Fall of 2020. If I understand correctly, while they can’t use the 2020 system, they CAN use another system, such as a lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS still have our decisions during the last 2 cycles despite litigation. This class won’t be affected. The next will.

non compliance will subject Brabrand and the school board members to imprisonment for contempt of court until they comply. They may be stupid but not that stupid.

FCPS probably has a great deal of flexibility. The order did not say how the class needs to be selected, just that they can’t use the new system developed in 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS still have our decisions during the last 2 cycles despite litigation. This class won’t be affected. The next will.

non compliance will subject Brabrand and the school board members to imprisonment for contempt of court until they comply. They may be stupid but not that stupid.

FCPS probably has a great deal of flexibility. The order did not say how the class needs to be selected, just that they can’t use the new system developed in 2020.

Yes but they better e careful not to make the judge think that fcps is violating the letter or the spirit of the order.