A federal appeals court upheld the diversity policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, ruling Tuesday that the plan survives constitutional scrutiny despite cutting Asian American admissions by 26%.
In a 2-1 ruling, the court said that Fairfax County, which runs the nationally renowned school, was trying to boost diversity among its incoming students based on geography and socioeconomic status, and any effect on the racial balance was secondary.
Asian American admissions have long been disproportionately high compared to their percentage of the population in Fairfax County, and there had been some grumbling. Judge Allison Jones Rushing, a Trump appointee, said it was impossible to look at those numbers and not see a disparate impact on Asian Americans.
Among Black students the ratio was 10% of applicants and 7.9% of offers. Hispanic students were 10.95% and 11.27%. White students were 23.86% of applications and 22.36% of offers. Multiracial or other students were 6.6% of applicants and 4.91% of offers.
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