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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a white TJ graduate and I would be FINE if the percentage of white students stayed the same or (even better) went down, while the percentages of other under-represented minorities became more balanced across the board. I definitely don't care about making TJ white again. I do care about giving black and brown students (esp from disadvantaged backgrounds) a chance.

And, since I obv have no skin in the game as an old person alumni, I'll say that if my kid was applying to TJ (he isn't; we don't live in Fx anymore), I'd be fine if he wasn't accepted so that a student of color could attend. My kid gets lots of privilege from his parents' status as white people, and, while TJ might be a great opportunity for him, it's perfectly acceptable to me to give up a "spot" so others without that kind of systemic privilege have more opportunity.

Please don't assume that all alumni (or even most) support admission reform b/c they want TJ to be more white again. [/quote]

I think it is about making TJ less Asian, than more white. This is systemic racism towards Asians. Most Asians are immigrants with no family money or white privilege backing them.  They are not large enough to have a voice being still a minority community and many still have language barriers and poor writing skills. FCPS should not try to bring down one population at the expense of another. [/quote]

Understand that if the top tier school is 80% Asian it is discriminatory to AA and Hispanics.  Clearly the Asians are being admitted so they are not being discriminated against.

We do not do "separate but equal" education in the United States of American. It is illegal in the US and has been since the 1950's and 1960's.

If PP wants an Asian only school you will probably need to go to your home country.  Not admitting AA and Hispanics into a school is illegal in the US.

We used to have separate but equal schools in the 1950's in Virginia. That was called segregation. It is illegal in the US.[/quote]

It is  race blind admission process currently. So how is this discrimination or segregation? [/quote]

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