• In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the adoption of race-based admission policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina was unconstitutional.
• Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Supreme Court picked up a similar case challenging racial balance practices in kindergarten through high school and ruled in June. is most likely to stop it using
• “If the Supreme Court takes up this issue, I expect it.” [Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology]In this case, the judgment against the TJ Union would point to the decision in “Students Seeking Fair Admissions.”‘‘, Renu Mukherjee, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute who focuses on affirmative action, told DCNF.

Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Supreme Court could take up a lawsuit challenging the adoption of racial balance measures in elective high schools following its ruling on race-based admissions policies at universities. I said yes.

In June, the Supreme Court upheld fair admissions for students, ruling that the adoption of affirmative action admissions policies by Harvard and the University of North Carolina was unconstitutional and suspended from implementation across institutions of higher education.Supreme Court May Take Up TJ Coalition [Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology] v. Fairfax County Board of Education, a case Legal experts told the DCNF that the bill would challenge the use of a “holistic” admissions policy rather than a merit-based policy, pointing to a June ruling that would prevent such a policy in K-12 schools. told the DCNF that it condemns the use of unfair practices. (Related: “TJ’s Gold Star”: Prestigious high school marks “honor” course on transcript after remand)

“While the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action invalidated the use of racial preferences in higher education admissions, the court also urged racially balanced educational institutions to The Manhattan Institute’s policy shows it has little patience for punishing racial groups (Asian Americans and whites) “to benefit others (blacks and Hispanics).” Renu Mukherjee, an analyst who focuses on affirmative action, told DCNF. “And the factual pattern of events involving the Thomas Jefferson Technical High School proves that the Fairfax County Board of Education did just that with its ‘comprehensive admissions’ policy.”

In 2021, the Coalition for TJ, a group of parents, students and staff, sued the Fairfax County Board of Education, accusing it of altering the honors education system. Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology (TJHS)’s admissions procedures have eliminated standardized test requirements and reduced grade point average requirements, which the lawsuit alleges is “aimed at balancing races.”[e] school. “The school’s revised admissions program asks whether applicants attended an underrepresented secondary school, had to learn English as a second language, or were eligible for a lunch discount.​ and other “experience factors” are considered.

A federal court ruled in May that the TJ coalition had failed to prove the policy was motivated by “discriminatory intent.” Following this ruling, the Pacific Law Foundation, representing the TJ Union, filed an appeal against the decision with SCOTUS. according to in the Fairfax County Times.

For too long, elite universities have “buyed” alumni support for race-based admissions with generous legacy incentives. This is an example of corruption breeding more corruption.

I have a better idea.
Admission should be based on individual ability.

— Coalition for TJ #FightingForMerit (@coalitionforTJ) July 10, 2023

“If the Supreme Court were to take up the TJ case, in its decision against the TJ coalition, the Supreme Court would:Students who want fair admission,“” Mukherjee told DCNF. “It’s also worth remembering that the court has already issued the 2007 judgment.Parents are also involved The “diversity rationale” used to support race-conscious admissions at the college level does not apply from kindergarten through high school, and schools are constitutionally prohibited from being racially balanced. ing. ”

In the 2025 class, the first TJHS class selected using the new admissions policy, the percentage of Asian American students accepted has dropped from 70% to 50%. according to to the Washington Post.

“Thomas Jefferson was smarter than Harvard,” Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow Giancarlo Canaparo told DCNF. He said, “Instead of explicitly discriminating between Asians and whites, he privileged applicants from middle schools who knew they were underrepresented. But the goal was the same: to increase the number of black and Hispanic students and to curb the number of Asian and white students. ”

“That’s not allowed down there.” Students aiming for fair admissionBecause the Chief Justice wrote, ‘What you can’t do directly, you can’t do indirectly,'” Kanaparo told the DCNF. “I expect the case against Thomas Jefferson to go all the way to the Supreme Court and make it clear that direct or indirect racism is unacceptable. ”

TJHS revealed in December that it did not notify students who received the National Merit Scholarship Commendation, an honor used to apply for college and win scholarships, in order to “not hurt” students’ feelings. has been criticized recently. who did not receive the award.

“We at the Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology are a potential so-called ‘race-neutral’ policy that masquerades as an effort to promote diversity in admissions but actually practices anti-Asian racism.” We have witnessed first-hand the results,” said a TJ Union spokesperson. DCNF. “Leveraging the legal acumen of Pacific Law Foundation attorneys, the Coalition for T.J. We will persevere. We are united in the belief that diversity, inclusion and equal rights are the cornerstones of a just society. ”

Fairfax County Public Schools is reviewing a Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, a spokesperson told DCNF.

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