Supreme Court Declines Case on Alleged Anti-Asian Discrimination in School Admissions

The decision leaves unresolved questions about race-neutral policies and their impact on diversity in educational institutions.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the admissions policy of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, which was accused of discriminating against Asian-American students.
Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, expressed strong dissent, criticizing the decision and the reasoning of the lower courts.
The case centered around the school's adoption of a new admissions policy in 2020, aimed at increasing diversity but allegedly resulting in a decrease in the percentage of Asian-American students admitted.
The policy was upheld by a divided three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that the school did not discriminate in its admissions.
Observers note that the Supreme Court's refusal to take the case leaves open questions about the use of race-neutral admissions policies and their impact on racial diversity in schools.