Superintendent Who Eliminated Entrance Exam at Nation’s Top High School To Resignhttps://freebeacon.com/campus/superintendent-who-eliminated-entrance-exam-at-nations-top-high-school-to-resign/The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent who eliminated the entrance exam at the nation’s top high school announced he will leave his post next year.
Scott Brabrand will not renew his contract with Fairfax, Va., public schools after it expires in July 2022, according to a Thursday district news release. Brabrand touted his top accomplishments in the announcement, including "embedding an equity focus" and "broadening access" to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. The latter effort spurred two groups of parents to sue the district for anti-Asian discrimination.
Brabrand’s resignation follows more than a year of controversy between factions of parents and district leaders, which began last spring after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. In October, the district approved Brabrand's proposal to dismantle the merit-based admissions process for Thomas Jefferson—often ranked as the nation’s top high school—as part of the district’s focus on "equity."
My guess is that this signals the district will at least partially go back to academic merit based admissions for this high school. Hopefully district parents are not lulled into unvigilant complacency, but instead watch the district's board like hungry hawks.
