Asian-Americans Fight Back Against School Discrimination
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Anonymous
Enough with the lies. Federal judge recently ruled Asian applicants’ constitutional rights were violated and they were discriminated because they were Asians. Judge also enjoined fcps from using the current admissions system. The fcps board members and Brabrand are facing massive liability exposure. Class action lawsuit against tcps is being discussed and possible complain to the Justice Department for potential violation of civil rights which a federal judge already found in the recent summary judgment ruling. This is a huge mess for fcps. |
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I don't support Anti-Asian discrimination in admissions
-Black American |
Anonymous
I have no problem with that. My point is that many Asian students in my city are disadvantaged. They have poor immigrant families. Many are not documented. I do not think it is fair to try to cut them off from admissions into top schools just because they are Asian |
Anonymous
The new TJ admissions process opens admissions to all middle schools in FCPS, not just a handful of rich MSs. And they give bonus “points” for economically-disadvantaged and English learning students. So the new process should help poor immigrants of all backgrounds. |
Anonymous
If you go beyond the comments and look at the actual process, it has the largest impact on students from low-income families (of all races). Applicants get bonus “points” for being low-income, English learners, and coming from unrepresented middle schools. And seats are set aside for all middle schools - even the poor ones. They also added more seats this year to open up to more kids. |
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Looking at numbers…
From class of 2024 to class of 2025… +142 from underrepresented MSs -36 private school -42 well-represented MSs +135 economically disadvantaged -71 not economically disadvantaged |
Anonymous
Agree 100%. The left - on every level - has increasingly fostered a hatred towards Asian people. Their motive seems to be that the Asian experience in the United States simply obliterates the left’s narrative about “privilege.” For example, the left pushes this idea: - “the idea that hard work leads to success is a racist micro-aggression”. (implying you are a racist if you say, teach your kids, or even think this is true). Tired of it, and not following the democrats BS any longer. Completely done with that party, and I am officially an independent now. |
Anonymous
The entire fcps board members will be obliterated next year if they have managed to stay out of prison that long for what they did. |
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Va. committee passes bill banning admissions discrimination
The Associated Press “The bottom line is the (TJ) policy was adopted in order to, frankly, reduce the number of Asian Americans that were attending Thomas Jefferson,” Petersen said. “And all you have to do is look at all the public comments that were being made at the time.” This passed House already and Governor said he will sign so just have to pass the Senate. |
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As an ivy-league educated African-American, I'd said that admissions to elite high schools are the least of our concerns...or at least should be.
Most of us are much more focused on getting black and brown kids to read and perform math at somewhere close to grade level...the numbers are abysmal (though quite mediocre for white kids as well). A world where 50% of black kids read and perform math at grade level is a world transformed---more meaningfully transformed than a world with a few more black kids at TJ, Lowell, or Stuyvesant. Once we get a critical mass of our kids to grade level, we can then work on cultivating an advanced crew that operates 2-3 years above grade level (which seems to be about avg among Asians or at least certain sub-categories thereof). At that point, we can begin to have a discussion about elite school admissions and putting in place the requisite prep systems -- which really need to start around 3rd grade...right? My understanding is that Asian parents are working toward schools like TJ for years before taking the test. To the extent Asian kids are "privileged", it's because they have parents and a community that are truly committed to academic excellence BEYOND what the public school is offering, and they seem to have developed an academic acceleration eco-system to support it. That is a real privilege for kids with access to those (often ethnic) eco-systems, but one that "we" should seek to emulate, not punish. Funny thing is, most normal black folks (i.e., black folks you'd meet in the barbershop) would agree with all of the above. These school boards need to spend more time on "the street" vs. carousing with white liberals and activists black folks with agendas far removed from the people for whom they purport to speak. |
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FYP. My view is that the racist micro-aggression is the implication that the certain groups (URM, ED, etc.) aren't attaining success simply because they don't work hard. On the other hand, there's nothing racist about acknowledging that hard work is often one component of success (though for some who are very advantaged, it isn't necessarily a requirement either). That may seem like a subtle distinction to you, but it's an absolutely critical one... if you overindex just on "hard work" and believe in the oxymoronic platitude that anyone can just "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" if they simply have the will, etc. then yeah, that's ignoring a ton of structural and other factors, many/most of which have racist elements to them, and hence is an overall racist idea (even if that racism is born out of ignorance and oversimplification, rather than outright intent or contempt). |
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Anonymous
grr. quote fix. No, it's a lot harder to fight because it's not based on race, but just so happens to benefit wealthy white families the most. On what basiss would you fight legacy admissions? Private institutions can do whatever it wants except for actual racial discrimination, which is what the suit is trying to allege. |
Anonymous
Since when does racial discrimination lead to prison term? If that was the case, you'd see a lot more white Trumpsters in prison than we are seeing now. |
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Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law This statute makes it a crime for any person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S. This law further prohibits a person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to willfully subject or cause to be subjected any person to different punishments, pains, or penalties, than those prescribed for punishment of citizens on account of such person being an alien or by reason of his/her color or race. Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority, but also acts done without and beyond the bounds of their lawful authority; provided that, in order for unlawful acts of any official to be done under "color of any law," the unlawful acts must be done while such official is purporting or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials, individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors, Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or customs. Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death. |