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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you are Asian (and your kid has an Asian sounding name) they are basically racially profiling your child and assuming you prepped.  That's what the "some communities" means.  The fact that they totally discounted the WISC is also crazy.  If you are Asian, I'd write a letter to the superintendent stating what the person told you and saying you think they are illegally using racial biases in the selection process.  You have nothing to lose at this point.  [/quote]

Why assume Asian? Let’s talk Indians. They prep like hell.[/quote]

Not all Indians! I just made sure he slept on time the previous night. 
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Then you should be outraged by what OP was told. It seems as if FCPS is painting all members of certain communities with the same brush and assuming all members prep.  In OP's case, not even a high WISC could overcome this bias.  Maybe you were lucky to have a kid in FCPS, so they were willing to rely on the GBRS (prepared by FCPS employees) to override the bias.  If your child is in a private school it seems that, unfortunately, the bias is very difficult to overcome.  I wonder what a FOIA request regarding the number of Asian (including Indian) kids with high scores found ineligible versus other kids would show.  I'm guessing,  based on the admission by an FCPS employee that the fact that some communities prep is considered in eligibility decisions, that there will be a clear pattern of denials based on ethnicity/race.  [/quote]

That's not at all how I interpreted OP's post.  But go ahead with your outrage.[/quote]

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