Parents and students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology this week asked the Supreme Court to hear their challenge to the institution’s admissions policy, arguing it discriminates against Asian American students.
The request follows the Supreme Court’s June ruling striking down affirmative action at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, where most of the justices said using race as a factor when considering a student’s application ran afoul of the Constitution.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against the families challenging the policy in May just before the high court handed down its affirmative action ruling. The appeals court panel reasoned the school’s policy was neutral to race and considered other factors when admitting students, noting the board did not have discriminatory intent when changing its admissions protocol.
According to the legal filing, this is just one of several admissions battles pending in the courts involving K-12 school admissions. The case is part of a new trend in affirmative action law, with Asian American plaintiffs stepping forward to argue that attempts to rebalance classes with more Black or Hispanic students often come at the expense of Asian American students.
Asian American admissions have long been disproportionately high compared with their percentage of the population in Fairfax County.
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