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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why stop at trying to nab the TJ targeted group - why not expand the audit to all of FCPS?  Oh, because we know which group is being targeted here.  It's like more discrimination sprinkled on a discrimination sundae.  Check this groups free lunch, but not the others.  Sure hope that works out well in potential litigation.[/quote]

Meals were free for everyone last year so there was no need for people to apply. The only people they are following up on are the people who applied for TJ since checking that you received free meals gained people an experience points bonus on their application.

I would be surprised if there was too much fraud on the FARMs forms across FCPS because those programs require filling out government paperwork with a promise of punishment if you defraud the government. People have to provide verification that they meet the programs qualifications when they apply which would require that they gin up false paperwork to submit to the government. It is more challenging then simply ticking a box on an application for a magnet high school. I expect that the government entities running social welfare programs, like FARMs, are doing their best to screen for fraudulent applications as families submit them.

In answer to your specific question then

1) There was no need to do a county wide check for fraud because the County provided free meals for all kids regardless 
2) No because it is the Counties responsibility to check the submitted paperwork for fraud and not the School Districts
3) The only people whose status mattered where the kids who checked yes on the TJ application because it gave them bonus points for acceptance. [/quote]

I'd rather they spend their limited resources on educating children than foolish investigations that will have little to no impact.[/quote]

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