The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system has responded to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ demands for it to cease its “illegal discrimination” against Asian and white students.
An FCPS email sent to Cooper Middle School parents, as well as other FCPS parents, earlier this month appeared to exclude Asian and white students by only inviting “Black or African American students” and “Hispanic students, of one or more races” to apply to its College Partnership Program, as first shared publicly by the Fairfax County Times on Monday.
🛑 In the 20th century, Asian Exclusion Act denied Asians equal opportunities. Now @FCPSNews promotes a college prep program with race-based admissions, excluding Asians + whites. A judge already ruled FCPS violated US Constitution in new anti-Asian admissions @TJHSST_Official. pic.twitter.com/RnQ2SRAv3D
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) March 7, 2023
Some of the services offered through the program include academic counseling, college experiences and college and scholarship application assistance.
🛑 Perks for this college prep are many, including “completing college and scholarship applications.” Remember: @fcpsnews hid National Merit awards from mostly Asian students. Now we’ve learned it excludes Asian kids from college prep. @JasonMiyaresVA @NickMinock @GlennYoungkin pic.twitter.com/dqNFItJn08
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) March 7, 2023
The Fairfax County Times report further noted that “American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander” students were excluded in the email.
Responding to the report, FCPS spokesperson Kathleen Miller told the Fairfax County Times on Wednesday that it was “wholly inaccurate” to conclude that Asian and white students were intentionally excluded.
“No group of students has been banned. This program is open to everyone/anyone, as has always been indicated on our website,” Miller added.
On Thursday, Miyares’ office sent a letter…
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