PoliticsAsian Americans ask U.S. top court to hear high school admission case
Elite Virginia school discriminates against applicants from the community, parents say
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, changed its admissions standards in 2020, including by eliminating a competitive test. © Getty Images
TOMOKO ASHIZUKA, Nikkei staff writer
October 6, 2023 23:24 JST
WASHINGTON -- A group of mostly Asian American parents is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case on the admission standards at an elite Virginia high school, saying policies aimed at promoting diversity discriminate against Asian American applicants.