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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It guarantees spots to kids at every Middle School who has an interest and meets the general requirements. It makes TJ representative of all of FCPS by insuring that qualified kids from each MS have an opportunity to attend.

That 1.5% has to have met the basic criteria

1) 3.5 GPA (The average GPA last year was a 3.98)
2) Completed or taking Algebra Honors and at least one other Honors Math class (7th Grade Honors or Geometry Honors)
3) Completed 2 years of Honors Science
4) Completed at least 2 other Honors classes (History, English)
5) Successfully completed the math essay

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And what happens if some schools have more kids meeting the basic criteria? How are they going to select 1.5% then?[/quote]

So in a high income neighborhood, 1.5% will be easily filled by top 2% kids with very high GPA and other criteria. In another neighborhood, where there are many Farms 1.5% will be filled by kids who barely fulfill the criteria. It will be easier to get in TJ from those schools. This is called Equity and another kind of racism. [/quote]

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