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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In Virginia, schools are only required to spot-check FRMs forms.

For the case number, that is a child's Medicaid case number. Virginia is one of five states that is doing a demonstration project to integrate the Medicaid and FRMs systems. They are still accepting regular applications during the demonstration project.

A few years ago, one of my friends who had a K student and did not know what the form was and got it in the massive packet of the beginning of school forms, just signed and returned it.  She was shocked to learn that her child was getting free meals. She actually called the county to see if she could correct it and she was told that there was not a way to remove FRMs designation once it was given until the next school year.    [/quote]

FCPS is only PRETENDING to deal with the FARMS screwup. They are only requesting a case number that you applied for FARMS without requiring any documentation to prove low income. [/quote]

Yup. FCPS is only interested in a made up increased FARMs numbers for the press.[/quote]

Their motivation isn't know nor is it relevant. In the end providing these opportunities to bright and gifted low-income students who can't afford to spend $20k on prep at Curie is a win for all of us.[/quote]

Can someone share a link to the $20K at Curie?  Just another exaggeration like the one around FCPS having IRS details that the PP kept spouting?

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The premier TJ prep course at Curie ran for 16 months at a cost of nearly $5K. The fact that some folks are spouting off a 20K number - whether that's legit or not - doesn't obscure the fact that folks shouldn't feel as though they have to "pay to play".[/quote]

Just because most of the kids getting into TJ took it doesn't mean everyone has to but it's hard to compete without it.[/quote]

[b]Exactly. And let's be honest - a ton of Curie's business came from Indian families who felt like they weren't doing right by their kid if they didn't make that investment because it was so universal. It's a very pernicious business model, but it's made Dr. Rao a very, very wealthy man at the expense of the Fairfax and Loudoun Indian communities.[[/b]/quote]

Curie and Best Brains are a curse on the Indian community. [/quote]

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