On Monday, The Buckeye Institute, in collaboration with the Mountain States Legal Foundation, submitted an amicus brief in the case of Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. v. School Committee for the City of Boston. The organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case and put an end to what they describe as discrimination-by-proxy in elite public schools.
David C. Tryon, director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, stated, “In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court made it clear that admissions criteria using race as a factor is unlawful.” He further criticized attempts by schools and the U.S. Department of Education to circumvent this ruling, asserting that this case provides an opportunity for the high court to clarify that racial discrimination-by-proxy remains racial discrimination.
The issue at hand involves allegations that the School Committee for the City of Boston used racial proxies such as ZIP codes to achieve racial balance within its three elite public schools—a practice which allegedly violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The case of Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. School Committee for the City of Boston is currently being handled by Pacific Legal Foundation.