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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, the TJ change was not prompted by outside prep companies. The "prep" is a red herring by a few "Karens" whose kids are lazy and lack talents to compete. They spent way more on travel sports prep.

The school board meetings' notes are public information. The board and Brabrand decided to implement a change prompted by very low admission numbers for URMs and the tragedy of George Floyd.

The "prep" issue is separate and should be addressed as such. The remedy is easy - shutting down all the prep companies or FCS offering similar prep for free to URMs.[/quote]

Can you support that claim with any evidence?[/quote]

Dr. Brabrand not only led the school district through a pandemic but also moderated several controversial meetings on how to improve the admissions process at the elite Thomas Jefferson High School.

“I believe our country, in the middle of this pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, has reached a moment...where we have to...relook at equity,” said Brabrand in October 2020.

You can find the meeting minutes of the school board online, I believe. It all started when 2024 admission stats showed the numbers for one racial group is "TS", too small to report.

Nowhere in these meetings you will find the outside prep was defined as a problem to address. It was a totally separate issue. I am not sure what the exact problem is for outside prep. If it is about cheating, illegal activities, and harming students' learning then FCPS can shut them down by some administrative actions? If there isn't a problem with regards to the actual learning provided but the cost barrier being an issue, then FCPS can offer similar classes for free to reduce that barrier.[/quote]

FCPS shouldn't be focusing all these resources on a few gifted students while ignoring everyone else. They need to make these resources available to all students.[/quote]

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