The Supreme Court is set to hear a lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson High School, alleging that the nation’s top-ranked high school discriminates on the basis of race in admissions.
The Pacific Law Foundation filed a motion in court on behalf of the Coalition for TJ, a group of school parents and community members. The group alleges that administrators have taken a roundabout way of filtering race in admissions, violating regulations. Supreme Court in June Judgments against affirmative action policies.
Joshua Thompson, senior attorney at the Pacific Law Foundation, told Fox News Digital, “In a letter seeking fair student admissions, the Supreme Court clarified that the Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of race. ‘ said. “TJ’s admissions reform sought to hide its discriminatory purpose behind a race-neutral patina. But school proxy discrimination clearly violated Chief Justice Robert’s warning against indirect discrimination.”
Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia serves as a leading route to the Ivy League. With the current enrollment fee of $100 per application and the focus on standardized testing as a strategy, parents in the area are fiercely competing for slots.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear a lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson High School, alleging that the nation’s top-ranked high school discriminates on the basis of race in admissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The Fairfax County Board of Education is trying to address racial disparities among students, particularly the underrepresentation of black and Hispanic students. The school does not explicitly filter by race, but instead introduces regional quotas to guarantee admission to the top performing students from each middle school in the county. The school also factored in income.
Fox News Digital did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the school board on the Pacific Law Foundation’s Supreme Court enforcement.
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Coalition lawyers say the geographic allocation is just a mask of racism.
“Racial equilibrium has been at the forefront of what’s going on here,” Coalition attorney Chris Keyser for TJ said of the school’s new policy. Coalition lawyers, in court documents, cited text messages between board members in which one member said, “I hate to say it, but there was anti-Asian sentiment at the heart of this.” It has said.
Thomas Jefferson High School has been accused of racism in its admissions policies. (Getty Images)
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Board of Education Attorney Sona Rewari said the new policy was not discriminatory and was simply intended to “give high-achieving students from all parts of Fairfax County a meaningful opportunity to attend TJ.” said there is.
The TJ lawsuit is one of several ways conservative activists are trying to capitalize on June’s counterjudgment against affirmative action. another group, American Equal Rights Alliance, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination in the hiring practices of a top law firm.
FOX News’ Peter Aitken contributed to this report.
