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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hannah Natanson needs to start reading DCUM[/quote]

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She is a very shallow reporter. To simply parrot the 33% low income figure - which is entirely unbelievable - without any mention of the fact that the question for that highly likely resulted in many non-low income kids replying yes to it - is the best example. [/quote]

Is anyone actually going to offer any evidence to support this claim?[/quote]

What do you mean? There is no evidence that could be provided given how FCPS designed this parameter. 
They did not require families to show any income info to qualify for the low income category (which got plus points in the application process). 
They did not square those replying yes to the free meals question against prior FCPS FARMS status records to try to help confirm anything. 
The question was one that anyone could have truthfully (if not entirely honestly in spirit) answered yes to as all families this year were eligible for free meals and many did eat free meals at least some of the time.

Given the reality of FCPS testing data for FARMS it defies belief to think that 1/3 of the class is actually low income. I would happily bet a ton of money on that being false. When free meals for all are gone and FCPS has to resume checking eligibility again this number will plummet like a rock. There will still be some kids but absolutely zero chance it will be 1/3 of the class.

I find it mind boggling that a reporter could parrot this figure without noting it is self reported and based on replies to the “are you eligible for free lunch during a year when all students are eligible for it?” question. [/quote]

My understanding was they only asked this for private school students whose info they didn't already have. [/quote]

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