Appeals Court Upholds Admissions Policy at Elite Virginia High School
23rd May 2023
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.
The 2-1 ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond overturns a ruling last year from a federal judge who found that the Fairfax County School Board engaged in impermissible “racial balancing” when it overhauled the admissions policy at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
The school frequently is cited among the best in the nation, and parents jockey and prepare for years to get their children admitted. But for decades Black and Hispanic students have been woefully under-represented, while Asian Americans made up more than 70% of the student body.
And, since we all know that Black and Hispanic students are just as smart as Asian students, this is obvious racism. The swine. (I guess Asian Is The New White. Good to know.)
Taking book on how long this schools reputation lasts once they start stocking up on students chosen for their skin color rather than smarts….