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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Opponents to TJ lottery change are making this mostly about alleged discrimination against Asians and whether FCPS is embracing Critical Race Theory.

This is not going to resonate with most people in the county, as they see Asian students thriving at other schools besides TJ and don't care if Brabrand hires a CRT speaker for an hour.

However, they do care about basic management of schools and facilities by FCPS.

Brabrand has no plan for how to handle the influx of students at Chantilly, Langley, McLean and Oakton HS (the pyramids that send the most kids to TJ) if TJ switches to a regional lottery.

Since he took over FCPS has dropped the ball when it has come to facilities and boundary changes.  They have made no progress on the construction of a new high school in western Fairfax or on boundary studies to relieve overcrowding at Glen Forest ES, Shrevewood ES, or McLean HS.

In comparison, FCPS has done other things under Brabrand that are anti-"equity."  They moved students from Jackson MS to wealthier Thoreau MS in Vienna, increasing the concentration of low-income students at Jackson.  They also upped the proposed budget for an addition at West Potomac HS from roughly $15 million to $35 million so they could build West Potomac out to 3000 students and avoid moving White students to poorer Mount Vernon HS.

Brabrand should not be bringing his lottery proposal to the table unless he has a detailed plan to address how FCPS will handle more students at already overcrowded schools.  At some point students will return to school in the buildings and conditions will be more challenging at the schools like Chantilly, McLean and Oakton that are already crowded.

We cannot have a school system where School Board members only discuss ideas and do not make sure FCPS staff has a clear plan how to handle the logistics. [/quote]

I think Asians should boycott the lottery too.  There is no way that the public will tolerate 80% Whites at TJ + the overcrowding as a result at the schools you mentioned above.[/quote]

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