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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry I don't understand all this discussion about TJ... but do Alexandria kids have an opportunity to attend TJ?[/quote]

No, any child in Fairfax County or an adjoining jurisdiction can apply to TJ EXCEPT for Alexandria City children.  So you can get kids who live super far away from TJ who can apply and be accepted, but children who live in Alexandria City proper are automatically ineligible in order to prevent a "brain drain".  People should really understand this before they move to Alexandria.  [/quote]

+1.  But want to add.  This isn't a TJ decision or an FCPS decision. It is 100% Alexandria's decision not to allow its students to apply.  Does anyone want to spout the party line again about Alexandria being as good as Fairfax or Arlington for white and Asian kids, or affluent kids, or bright and motivated kids?   Because it really sucks that a bright, motivated kid in Frairfax can attend TJ, the best public high school in the country, but if the exact same kid lives 1/2 mile away, ACPS won't let them, because TC (GS 2) needs every smart white/ Asian, affluent kid it can get to keep TC from becoming GS 1.   ACPS just sucks when it comes to doing what's right by kids vs covering their own a**es. Which is why any parent who care about their kids education goes private or moves to FCPS/APS.  The TJ thing is symptomatic of a much, much bigger problem in ACPS-- [/quote]

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