Fairfax County Public Schools officials remain adamant that the revised admissions system at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race.
, of the firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, who has agreed to take the case pro bono, according to schools spokeswoman Julie Moult. He was persuaded by two of his firm’s lawyers, who are TJ alumni, Moult said.Legal experts were divided over how the 4th Circuit is likely to rule.
But “if the evidence does show — maybe because of statements people made — that they actually want to reduce Asian numbers in particular, while maintaining White numbers, then I think that will be struck down because that wouldn’t be considered a legitimate purpose,” Forde-Mazrui said.
Fairfax school officials revised the TJ admissions system in 2020 by removing a $100 application fee and a notoriously difficult test. Instead, the school adopted a “holistic review” process that requires applicants to possess certain academic qualifications, including a high-level course load and grade-point average, but also takes into account students’ “experience factors” including socioeconomic status. The factors do not include race, which is not considered in TJ admissions.
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