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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asians are 100% discriminated against. There is no doubt that this is an issue. Lots of examples, historical and ongoing.

Attempts at increasing access to a Public school that serves the County so that the school reflects the County as a whole is not inherently Racist. Increasing representation of Blacks and Hispanic students, many of whom are lower income, means that the groups that represent the majority, in this case Asian students, will see a decline in their numbers. That said, the Asian population at TJ is still well above their percentage of the population in the County. The move to guaranteeing admission to the top students from every middle school in the County increased representation of underrepresented groups and diminished the number of students from other middle schools.

There are members of the School Board who are prejudiced against Asians if not racist.

Both statements are true. But that doesn't mean the attempt to insure that kids from across the County have an opportunity to attend an amazing school is, by definition, racist. [/quote]

Racism/Discrimination or even perceived racism is defined from the perspective of the ones that are at the receiving end of it.  Not the ones who (perhaps even inadvertently) are dishing it out.  We now look back at figures in history and call them racists.  In their time they saw themselves as benevolent benefactors.

You should understand that your declaration on what is and what isn’t discrimination is not landing well.  Because there are people felling discriminated against.  And it is worse when you cite a greater cause (URM participation) to justify discrimination against a class of people.  For an individual who feels discriminated it is not enough to say your interests are not as important as the others.  Each individual matters.

Having said that, TJ needed some fixing.  But the process was flawed and hurried by people who wanted political recognition.  They have unfortunately created a race based schism in our community.  They did get their comeuppance in the recent election but it will not stop them - petty political gains are more important than education.

I deliberately use Discrimination and not racism which is a much higher bar.  Nevertheless, the one party School Board totally messed it up and the Governor’s office can hopefully provide a counter balance when needed. 
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