A Virginia college district is below hearth as soon as once more for its ‘equality’ applications – this time for providing school preparation lessons solely to black and Hispanic college students.
Fairfax County Public Faculties has for the reason that starting of this yr been below investigation by the state Lawyer Basic for withholding benefit awards from college students at Thomas Jefferson Excessive Faculty.
TJs, as locals name it, is the USA’ top-performing public college, and woke lecturers there claimed they’d held again the awards to spice up ‘fairness.’
And now, one other college within the district – Cooper Center Faculty in McLean, Virginia – despatched a letter to oldsters which critics stated was additionally discriminatory.
On February 21, dad and mom of eighth grade college students have been requested whether or not their youngsters have been contemplating school, and may gain advantage from school preparation lessons.
The teachings have been solely obtainable, nonetheless, to black or Hispanic college students, in addition to these with disabilities, language obstacles, financial disadvantages or those that have been the primary of their household to use.
Lisa Barrow is the princpial of Cooper Center Faculty, which has come below hearth over a brand new program providing school prep to college students – besides those that are white or Asian.
Journalist Asra Nomani, who obtained the letter, tweeted: ‘Within the twentieth century, Asian Exclusion Act denied Asians equal alternatives.
‘Now @FCPSNews promotes a university prep program with race-based admissions, excluding Asians + whites.
Asra Nomani first revealed the letter to oldsters
‘A decide already dominated FCPS violated US Structure in new anti-Asian admissions.’
Nomani famous that the advantages of this system have been substantial: these attending got tutorial counseling, entry to high schools to expertise their instructing, and recommendation on ‘finishing school and scholarship functions.’
One father, Glenn Miller, an lawyer, advised Fairfax Occasions the scheme was problematic.
‘This program excludes youngsters primarily based on race, and it appears to be in direct violation of the college district’s personal anti-discrimination coverage,’ he stated.
Cooper Center Faculty, pictured, sparked racism accusations after providing a university prep program that excluded white and Asian-American college students
There are 17,760 black college students in Fairfax County Public Faculties, representing 10 p.c of the whole pupil physique.
Hispanic college students make up 28 p.c, with 51,048 individuals.
The college district’s anti-discrimination coverage states: ‘No applicant or worker on the premise of, of race, intercourse, colour, age, faith, sexual orientation, gender id, nationwide origin, genetic info, being pregnant standing, childbirth or associated medical circumstances, marital standing, veteran standing, and incapacity shall be denied the advantages of, or be subjected to discrimination below, any schooling program or exercise, as required by regulation.’
The college has refused to remark. Thomas Jefferson was compelled right into a humiliating apology over its withholding of benefit awards, which offended dad and mom stated may have been used to spice up their youngsters’s school functions.
Virginia’s GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin was sufficiently outraged by the incident to launch a proper probe by state legal professionals.
Prison fees towards the college may observe.
Youngkin swept to a shock victory within the liberal-leaning state in 2021 largely on the again of his opposition to woke insurance policies similar to these on show at Fairfax County faculties.
Democrat rival Terry McAuliffe is extensively believed to have destroyed his marketing campaign after telling dad and mom they’d no place interfering in what was happening in faculties.
One other Virginia college board, Loudon County, sparked nationwide outrage with its transgender toilet insurance policies after a boy in a skirt molested two ladies in loos at two separate excessive faculties.
‘Fairness’ is the present woke buzzword, and means searching for equal outcomes for all college students, relatively than simply providing them equal alternatives.
Proponents say it takes under consideration disadvantages some youngsters have, a disproportionate variety of whom are black and Hispanic.
Critics say reaching fairness hardly ever lifts these youngsters up, and as a substitute seeks to decrease requirements total, to present the synthetic impression of improved outcomes.
