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[quote=Anonymous]They at least hired a real law firm, but it's still mostly a publicity stunt.  You can tell by the way the complaint unnecessarily details the jobs of the parents, as if that's somehow relevant to who attends TJ.  Note: It isn't; it's just PR about how uniquely hard-working and "deserving" these Asian parents think of themselves and their children.

The most significant claim is that VA law requires admissions to Governor's Schools to be based, at least in part, on the type of test that FCPS decided to eliminate this year (although the exigencies of Covid-19 may provide an out there for FCPS).  Also, it's not clear any of the plaintiffs (middle school students) would actually have standing until they've been turned down from TJ, which hasn't happened yet.

And if the plaintiffs made any headway, FCPS could just decide to turn TJ back into a local school.  A court isn't going to force a county school board to operate one of its schools as a Governor's School.  But perhaps that's what they really want - if TJ can't continue to serve 70-75% test-prepped Asian kids primarily from three middle schools, they'll do what they can to make sure the magnet program gets shut down entirely. [/quote]

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