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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have they ever defined what "experience" means?

I have a first grader starting in FCPS this fall, and we've checked ESL and "multiracial" on her paperwork just because we could.  Our older child was listed as white and a native English speaker simply because we didn't think it'd matter.[/quote]

This is what will happen more and more.

People respond to incentives and “just because we could”.  This is why CRT falls apart incredibly quickly.

If you can pick what gender you are, why can’t you pick what race you are?  Or if you are ESL?  It’s ridiculous and I don’t agree with it, but people will always respond to incentives and policy makers are short sighted to think they can slice and dice without people changing how they classify their children.  [/quote]

policy makers took into account unethical practices by families gaming admission, but didn't realize just how low they will sink? [/quote]

It's not really unethical as much as it is a response to external stimuli.  We are a trilingual household.  FCPS says (in a completely ridiculous move) that a child is ESL if ANYONE in the household speaks a language other than English.  Ergo, I break no rules in ticking an ESL box for my child, and now that there are potential benefits attached to this class, I'll make sure it's ticked.

Same with the multiracial class - my DH is brown as could be and therefore DD is obviously multiracial.  I mean you aren't dealing with a family of two Finns here.[/quote]

They will look at whether a child received ESL services, not at self-identification. As for identifying as multiracial, have at it. Race is not one of the factors being considered. Now, one thing you could do is move into an economically diverse neighborhood and hope for the best. That's probably the most effective way to increase your child's chances of being accepted. Of course, then you would have to be in a school community with actual multiracial families, and put your kids in a classroom with students who receive ELL services. [/quote]

Source?  I don’t think they look at ESL services.  [/quote]

Whether a child receives ESL services is a function of whether these services are available.  They can't possibly penalize a child for what the school may not have. The fact is that FCPS has a public rule that a child is classified as ESOL when there are any other languages spoken in the household by any member of that household. [/quote]

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