WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students.
The high court did not explain its order Monday allowing the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology to continue using its admissions policy while the Fairfax County School Board appeals the lower court ruling.
Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas said they would have granted the request from the parents’ group, Coalition for TJ, to suspend the admissions policy.
In February, the group persuaded U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton that a new policy that has boosted Black and Hispanic representation amounted to impermissible “racial balancing” at the selective school near the nation’s capital. It is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Asian American students constituted more than 70% of the student body. Under the new policy, used to admit the school’s current freshman class, Asian American representation decreased to 54%. Black students increased from 1% to 7% and Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%.
Hilton had ordered the new policy suspended, but the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, said it could be used while the case continues to play out in the courts.
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It’s that equity and diversity thing—you-know-wha-I’m-sayin’?
So gorsuch, aleto and thomas, said they’d have heard it. WHAT OF THE OTHER 6?
The only way to decide admission is on merit. Color, gender, nothing else should matter.
More and more i am seeing that the so-called “CONSERVATIVE leaning” scotus, is more of a COMMUNIST leaning one!
If we are talking about a public High school? That should be left up to the address of the parents in reference to the school Districts address and location. and then the Teachers do their job in teaching, and indoctrination of the school body. if you can afford the neighborhood around the school and can pay the rent or buy your home then go for it, Go to the PTA meetings and voice you opinions and be heard.
If we are talking about a Private School and are Bussing the students in or the parents are delivering them and paying for the cost of the better teachers and teaching at the school what is the problem? They are getting what they pay for?.
There should not be hyphenated AMERICAN students in the first place, (American is a American) but if you can afford the best for the best why not.! they to can get what they PAY FOR. I want the best I can afford for my kid and grandkids.
WHERE are all the leftists claimin ‘ASIAN HATE”??