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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS will take any "C" student from these low performing communities if they only apply. Whatever seats are then left are thrown in the pool for the Whites and Asians, and there the competition is fierce.    
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Please present your proof.[/quote]

Proof can only be anecdotal from other parents/teachers  (or those observed by myself in MCPS classrooms) because where MCPS is concerned there is very little transparency. Let them show the report cards, admissions results and race statistics - and that should be the proof.

Having said that - let me clarify that the  African-Americans and Hispanics kids from educated middle class families do as well as Whites and Asians from educated middle class families.

I am an Asian, I have accepted the fact that my kids will be working very hard to get ahead in life because of the fact that merit is not the only factor in admissions.  The legacy of discrimination and slavery continues to have repercussions even from actions that want to rectify the original injustice.  MCPS is not alone in what they are doing - it is a common practice all over USA , not only in schools but colleges as well.

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21576658-first-three-pieces-race-based-preferences-around-world-we-look-americas

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You need to drop the victim mentality and just get on with your life.[/quote]

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