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That really depends on how the holding is phrased. Are you counting on this Court to rule narrowly? I'd think think it's more likely we get a language barring the use of race in admissions that we get language restricting the holding to the university level. [/quote]

FCPS is claiming they are not using race in admissions to TJ.  If a county opened a brand new school with the current admissions policy, there would be no case.
The racial discrimination is a finding by the judge that FCPS made these changes with intent to discriminate against Asians.
LCPS was more blatant in putting in a maximum quota per school, and claiming they weren't using geography as a proxy for race.
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This.  The supporters of the admissions change want to pretend the factual record of the motivations behind the change doesn't exist and that the new policy can only be judged in the abstract.  It is by no means clear, and in fact seems rather unlikely, that this will fly.  There will be some language in at least one of the pending Supreme Court cases that those challenging the TJ changes will latch onto.  [/quote]

Didn't the later judge state they couldn't show any harm done since the selection was still roughly 70% Asian even after the changes?[/quote]

Yes, the group in question is doing better than any other so hard to show harm from these changes.[/quote]

Unless unintelligent and unwise fcps board members put it in wring they want to see fewer Asian students at TJ.  :shock: [/quote]

No, 1 board member sharing her view that the new policy was anti Asian does not mean that the goal of ANY of the BOD members was to result in fewer Asian kids at TJ.

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/school-board-members-called-process-for-tj-admissions-changes-anti-asian-racist-embarrassing/article_7ba0320e-74a0-11ec-bf93-4bf5ff6732bd.html

"...school board member Abrar Omeish wrote a text to fellow board member Stella Pekarsky about the admissions changes: “I mean there has been an anti asian feel underlying some of this, hate to say it lol.” And she pressed send. 
Pekarsky, now the board chair, responded: “…I always told people that talking about TJ is a stupid waste of tome [sic]. It’s about making a political point.” Speaking about Asians, Omeish answered: “Of course it is…They’re discriminated against in this process too.”"[/quote]

True, and the fact that TJ remains overwhelming Asian suggests it never happened.[/quote]

it would be 80% without any illegal discrimination against Asians.[/quote]

It would be a lot less than 80% if FCPS had long ago abandoned the outdated practice of standardized testing as a mechanism for evaluating applicants.

And it would certainly be less if FCPS actually engaged in a process that sought to admit students of varying interests and backgrounds, thus creating the sort of strengthened academic community that is backed by decades of peer-reviewed research.[/quote]

Yes, the old process outlived it's time and was easily manipulated by a few $$$ in outside enrichment. The net effect was subpar students were often selected and made the place toxic.
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More sub-par students are admitted after the discriminatory admissions changes were implemented 2 years ago.[/quote]

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