New Asian Exclusion Act pops up in FCPS program
The controversial Asian Exclusion Act, which barred Asians from equal opportunities in the United States in the 20th century, appears to be alive and well, parents say, in Fairfax County
"The controversial Asian Exclusion Act, which barred Asians from equal opportunities in the United States in the 20th century, appears to be alive and well, parents say, in Fairfax County Public Schools, in a signal of the institutional racism Asian American youth are increasingly facing in education nationwide."
"Parents in Fairfax County Public Schools, right outside the nation’s capital, got a strange email last week about a deadline of March 10, for the school district’s “College Partnership Program,” identifying Black and Hispanic students as qualifying for the program based on race and excluding other racial groups, including Asian students."
Uh, oh!
"The school district’s anti-discrimination policy states, “No applicant or employee on the basis of, of race, sex, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy status, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, veteran status, and disability shall be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any education program or activity, as required by law.”
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