Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions
Summary
The Supreme Court will hear a case about race in admissions to middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. The case focuses on whether a district policy that affects Asian American students is discriminatory, after a previous court dismissed the case due to their high admission rates compared to the applicant pool.Key Facts
- The case involves admissions to four selective middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- Parents claim the admission policy favors Black and Latino students while hurting Asian American students.
- The policy considers the poverty level of students’ schools as one factor.
- Asian American students are concentrated in more affluent schools and their admission share dropped after the policy change.
- The district uses a lottery system based on standardized test performance to admit students.
- Lower courts dismissed the case because Asian American students were admitted at higher rates than their application share.
- The Supreme Court will decide if the parents need to prove they were disproportionately harmed to show intentional discrimination.
- The case follows a similar one involving high school admissions in Virginia, where Asian American students were also overrepresented.
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