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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That old case doesn't invalidate all lotteries.  It invalidated a lottery used over 20 years ago that was expressly race-weighted, which the TJ proposal is not.

OP sounds like a moron who just wants to keep the deck stacked in favor of people who pay to play by enrolling their kids in test prep centers with special access to exam questions.

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Courts always look at old judgments ..

Can we send Athletes to Olympics with no prep ? if you want Gold medal, yes you need dedication, skill and [b]prep[/b]

Why dont FCPS start another STEM program at different low rated high school with TJ Principal and some staff ? so access to more students and improves diversity too.

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but the fact that lots of families in this area see admission to TJ as equivalent to an Olympic Gold medal, or an NBA roster spot, or even a high school team roster spot is maybe the best argument for why TJ is the toxic environment that it is, and that it needs to fundamentally change. [/quote]

How should these families change and what are the suggestions. Everyone does what they like to do, if getting to TJ is like getting gold medal for them they are working on it and earning it. Not everyone who preps gets in also. Having another magnet is a good idea.[/quote]

they're free to prep and strive and do what they want. The county decided they wanted to give kids who didn't have those opportunities a chance so they designed a system to distribute TJ slots more widely [/quote]

And it will be struck down by a conservative judge or conservative court after fcps wastes millions of tax payer money. [/quote]

The likely end result of implementing a lottery will be that more white kids end up at TJ.  So given that outcome, I assume a conservative court will instead uphold it (giving a different, legally-sound reason though).  [/quote]

White numbers may go up slightly but that will not stop conservative judges from prohibiting an admissions system that considers a race or results in disparate impact since a court decision impacts an entire state or multiple states. The judge may not care about TJ but would certainly love to strike down a system that allows for a boost for blacks. They hate racial preferences period. [/quote]

you say this with such certainty, but still haven't cited a single case [/quote]

I am not in the business of giving free legal advise. [/quote]

you clearly believe judges will rule a certain way. I'm guessing it's more a matter of you being full of shit [/quote]

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