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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Education Dept. Investigating Discrimination Complaints Against FCPS

Complaint against school system alleges Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology admissions policy violates Civil Rights Act of 1964

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Two months after local advocacy groups filed a discrimination complaint against Fairfax County Public Schools, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights launched a formal investigation into the claims Wednesday. On July 23, the Fairfax County branch of the NAACP and the advocacy group Coalition of the Silence submitted a formal complaint alleging FCPS is perpetuating discrimination against black, Latino and disabled students through the admission process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.  "Our hope is that this investigation will shine a bright enough spotlight on these issues to solve it not just for students in Fairfax County but for students across the nation," Tina Hone, …

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NAACP, Local Advocates File Discrimination Complaint Against FCPS, Which Middle School Sends the Most Students to TJHSST? (in Annandale Patch), FCPS Releases Admission Statistics for Thomas Jefferson High's Class of 2016 (in Annandale Patch), and 5 more ›

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Ryan B

12:21 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013

I think that's a little ditty called inflation...   more ›

Monday, July 23, 2012

NAACP, Local Advocates File Discrimination Complaint Against FCPS

Discrimination in Thomas Jefferson admissions process begins even before applications are due, complaint to U.S. Department of Education says

A complaint filed Monday by two local advocacy groups alleges Fairfax County Public Schools is perpetuating discrimination against black, Latino and disabled students through the admission process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). The Coalition of the Silence (COTS), a group former school board member Tina Hone founded to seek equity for all students within FCPS, and the Fairfax branch of the NAACP filed the discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, asserting FCPS has committed "clear violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."  At press time, FCPS had not yet had time to review the complaint, spokesman John Torre said. While black and Hispanic …

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Fairfax School Board Explores Changes to Thomas Jefferson Admissions, Erica R. Hendry (in Leesburg Patch), Which Middle School Sends the Most Students to TJHSST? (in Annandale Patch), and 4 more ›

Anoneemous

10:47 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013

SS: Why is it that "...People of color don't stand a chance applying there for work.?" Does it have anything to do with adequate qualifications? Tell us please.   more ›

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