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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it was intended to be a way to provide appropriate coursework and peer interaction in line with the state requirement for gifted education.  Gifted education is not meant to serve all students, just like special education is not meant to serve all students.  This doesn’t mean all schools shouldn’t have excellent lab and other opportunities.  But it’s the answer to why TJ exists.[/quote]

Please provide the proof for this assertion.

I believe you will find that Jefferson High was converted to TJHSST in the mid-1980s not to respond to any state mandate, but because (1) enrollment had dropped in part of the county at the time, leading the School Board to believe that one of Annandale, Jefferson, or Stuart HS should be closed or repurposed; and (2) the Board of Supervisors believed that a magnet high school with a STEM focus would be beneficial from a marketing perspective.

The needs of "gifted" students in FCPS were already being met at the time, as they could be met again without an exclusive (and exclusionary) magnet. [/quote]

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