US media: real hammer! The no. 1 public middle school in the United States discriminates against Asians in its admissions

Source: China Overseas Chinese Network

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ), the number one public school in the United States, has been suspected of discriminating against Asians in its enrollment style. Recently, emails between members of the school's board of trustees came to light, further confirming this speculation.

Members of the Thomas Jefferson Tech School Grassroots Alliance— mostly those who are expected or have become parents of the school's Asian students— have long suspected that the school's approach to admissions discriminates against Asians: "The board believes that only by changing the admissions process, giving district officials more powers, and excluding Asian students can we build a student body that is more in line with their aspirations." ”

But parents had no evidence until last month, when text messages and emails between board members were made public in a federal lawsuit. Communications among board members showed that they realized that changing the admissions process involved discrimination against Asians and that the process of change was rushed.

Board member Stella Pekarsky said, "This will whiten our schools and deport Asians," the documents show. Does this achieve diversification goals? ”

And another member, Abrar Omeish, said: "I mean, there's an anti-Asian feeling in it. But I hate to say that, haha. While Ormis thought the whole thing was hilarious, the dreams of hundreds of Asian-American children could be shattered.

As can be seen from the document, board members are more concerned with dealing with public relations issues than with addressing substantive questions and objections raised by parents regarding the discriminatory impact of the new admissions policy on Asian-American students.

Currently, the Thomas Jefferson Tech Middle School Coalition, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, is fighting in U.S. federal court to hold the Fairfax County School Board accountable for the situation. (End)