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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS created the definition of a scarce good when it created TJ so it’s a case study in supply-induced demand. Fights ensue.

That - plus it’s a testament to the hypocrisy of the current School Board that they constantly blather about “equity” but spend a disproportionate amount of time tinkering with processes at a school that is only attended by 3% of FCPS students in high school.  The last thing in the world they actually care about are equal outcomes; they just want preferential outcomes distributed in a way that benefits them at the polls. [/quote]

First of all, they don't spend a disproportionate amount of time tinkering with the process. The TJ Admissions Office does that - because it's their job.

The School Board would love nothing more than to stop talking about TJ and its admissions process, but a small group of parents looking to make a quick buck or launch their political careers continue to make an issue out of it.[/quote]

Such BS on your part.  Obviously you are happy with what you think the new process is at TJ, but you're delusional if you think TJ would just hum merrily along but for a "small group of parents."

Scott Brabrand was losing his support among the School Board for his overall incompetence when he seized upon the idea of changing TJ admissions as a way to work himself back into the good graces of the School Board.  The School Board then spent countless hours in work sessions debating the TJ admissions change, and a TON of staff time was required to try and map out what the potential impacts of different options might be.  Meanwhile other pressing issues in FCPS - learning loss due to Covid, severe overcrowding at some schools - went entirely unaddressed.  All because people always see TJ as a vehicle to demonstrate their political chops and bona fides.

You folks want to claim the controversy all started with the Coalition for TJ and Asra Nomani, but it long predates that.  Before the Coalition for TJ, there was the Fairfax NAACP filing a complaint with the federal Department of Education demanding an investigation into TJ's admissions practices.  And before that there were other challenges.  It's always something, and people will still be finding things to fight about over TJ as long as it's a selective magnet, and long after the Coalition for TJ and Asra Nomani have moved on to something else.  [/quote]

I thought they changed the process to counter the rampant cheating that was unfairly skewing admission to wealthy families who invested heavily in prep to buy test access.[/quote]

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If that was the reason, it wasn't articulated at the time by, you know, the people like Brabrand and Corbett Sanders who actually pushed for the changes.  For Brabrand, it was about "George Floyd" and for Corbett Sanders it was about "not enough kids at TJ from my district." [/quote]

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