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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prep or no prep there should be representative racial diversity at a public school.

You cannot expect someone to rise through the ranks if you don't give them the same opportunities.  But, I guess for many parents here and in Fairfax, that's not a value they espouse. I'd like to see equal opportunities in a public magnet.  Period.  [/quote]

and starts with AAP. Equal opportunities and diversity for AAP.[/quote]

How do you practically do that other than enforcing race based quotas? Parents with resources White, Asian or any other race will find ways to have a leg up on the competition by helping their kids prepare at home and/or getting outside coaching help.[/quote]

I believe in quotas.  There are plenty of kids who are black who could handle this work. As a whole, this group has been disadvantaged in the US, much like the Indian kids we are talking about are coming from an academically elite class. Let's create an academically elite class of other minorities here. But that can't be done unless they are offered a spot!  I would like spots to be set aside to create diversity to make this a place that all students would consider an option.  I am white.  I want my white kid in classes with all racial groups. I'd like to see a critical mass of black kids, white kids, and latinx kids. I think admission should be holistic for a better environment for all kids and equity in the county. I wouldn't send my white kid there unless there was racial diversity. It's not the real world and the business world demands diversity so TJ needs to figure it out.[/quote]

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