AFEF v. Montgomery County Public Schools
Maryland parents win Supreme Court review of magnet school admissions
Montgomery County Public Schools is Maryland’s largest public school district and one of the best in the state, with a robust magnet program for gifted and talented students. The district recently changed its admissions criteria for magnet programs at four middle schools ostensibly to make the programs more “equitable.” But the changes have created nearly impossible admissions criteria for many of the district’s highest-performing Asian American students and a sharp decline in their admissions while every other racial group has seen an uptick. Now, parents are fighting back with a federal lawsuit challenging the district’s unlawful discrimination against Asian American students.
