TJ admissions decision - repercussions for Class of 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, just got an email. FCPS is moving forward with the same admissions process as they did for class of 2025.

Can someone share this email?

Dear TJHSST Applicants and Parents/Guardians,

We are reaching out, as promised, to update you on the ongoing legal situation regarding the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).

Today, a federal appeals court granted a stay, or a suspension, of the district court’s ruling on February 25. That ruling required the Fairfax County School Board to stop using its new admissions process for TJHSST.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals order now allows the school division to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring. For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the process will now continue. Any adjustments to the original timeline will be minor and will be shared with you well in advance. We will provide more information in coming weeks, along with a specific release date.

Today’s decision is separate from the School Board’s appeal. The appeal will be heard by the Fourth Circuit later this year. The appeal process will not impact applicants who are currently going through the admissions process.

We know this has added to an already stressful process and we appreciate your patience. We will continue to focus on supporting our students through this process.

We believe that our current application process will eventually be proven to meet all legal requirements. We are committed to keeping you up to date on the process and doing all that we can to keep to our original admissions timeline.

We will reach out again when there are any new updates to share. Thank you for your continued understanding.

What time was it sent? I can’t find it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, just got an email. FCPS is moving forward with the same admissions process as they did for class of 2025.

Can someone share this email?

Dear TJHSST Applicants and Parents/Guardians,

We are reaching out, as promised, to update you on the ongoing legal situation regarding the admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).

Today, a federal appeals court granted a stay, or a suspension, of the district court’s ruling on February 25. That ruling required the Fairfax County School Board to stop using its new admissions process for TJHSST.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals order now allows the school division to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring. For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the process will now continue. Any adjustments to the original timeline will be minor and will be shared with you well in advance. We will provide more information in coming weeks, along with a specific release date.

Today’s decision is separate from the School Board’s appeal. The appeal will be heard by the Fourth Circuit later this year. The appeal process will not impact applicants who are currently going through the admissions process.

We know this has added to an already stressful process and we appreciate your patience. We will continue to focus on supporting our students through this process.

We believe that our current application process will eventually be proven to meet all legal requirements. We are committed to keeping you up to date on the process and doing all that we can to keep to our original admissions timeline.

We will reach out again when there are any new updates to share. Thank you for your continued understanding.

If they just switched to a random lottery they could end all these court proceedings and move on.

Why would that be better? Because it would make you happy?

There should be more than that.

Possibly because a court has already determined that the existing application process is racist.

A higher court has issued an opinion that strongly suggests that it is not - and deeply criticized the lack of sourcing in the opinion that it was.

That’s not accurate. A concurring opinion stated that. A dissenting opinion disagreed. This was a stay order considering multiple factors, not just likelihood of success on the merits.

Read the opinion. Heytens put Hilton over his knee and proved to Hilton why he’s been stuck in District Court for almost 40 years.

Time will tell.

It has. For forty years.

Time will tell re the merits. That’s the issue. Focus on that and not the judicial personalities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Keep on dreaming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

and at which point there courts will get packed since the vast majority of Americans will realize it's a sham

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

That’s s different topic. And it’s far from clear what will happen. I could easily see a 4-4 tie with Roberts and Barrett joining the Dems, thus effectively upholding Harvard’s policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

That’s s different topic. And it’s far from clear what will happen. I could easily see a 4-4 tie with Roberts and Barrett joining the Dems, thus effectively upholding Harvard’s policy.

Nah. Asian will have a seat on the SCT before that happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

The Supreme Court is unlikely to take the TJ academic because the policy itself is only problematic when compared to what existed previously.

The abhorrent behavior of the School Board and the eventual admissions policy are two completely separate questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

The Supreme Court is unlikely to take the TJ academic because the policy itself is only problematic when compared to what existed previously.

The abhorrent behavior of the School Board and the eventual admissions policy are two completely separate questions.

Nah. SCOTUS should settle this affirmative action in public k-12 once and for all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

The Supreme Court is unlikely to take the TJ academic because the policy itself is only problematic when compared to what existed previously.

The abhorrent behavior of the School Board and the eventual admissions policy are two completely separate questions.

Nah. SCOTUS should settle this affirmative action in public k-12 once and for all.

Except this has nothing to do with affirmative action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

The Supreme Court is unlikely to take the TJ academic because the policy itself is only problematic when compared to what existed previously.

The abhorrent behavior of the School Board and the eventual admissions policy are two completely separate questions.

Nah. SCOTUS should settle this affirmative action in public k-12 once and for all.

Except this has nothing to do with affirmative action.

Well then, you got nothing to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back to reality. The Fourth Circuit will almost certainly reverse the district court judge’s decision on the merits. The Supreme Court will not take the case. The FCPS policy is frustrating to some, but it’s legally just fine.

Exactly. The Supreme Court has a definite appetite for putting a hurt on affirmative action, but this isn’t really an affirmative action case in the same sense as Harvard or UNC.

Their legitimacy is very questionable already.

These suits are mostly laughable. Even the extremists on SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to support this level of nonsese.

Right.

Unfortunately, it will be 6 - 2 when it comes to affirmative action cases.

The Supreme Court is unlikely to take the TJ academic because the policy itself is only problematic when compared to what existed previously.

The abhorrent behavior of the School Board and the eventual admissions policy are two completely separate questions.

Nah. SCOTUS should settle this affirmative action in public k-12 once and for all.

Except this has nothing to do with affirmative action.

Well then, you got nothing to worry about.

Correct, and this has been known for quite some time to all but a small number of posters on this board.