Supreme Court takes up Asian American parents’ magnet school challenge

The district allegedly designed the changes to admit more Black and Latino students at the expense of Asians, who often attend wealthier, higher-scoring schools.

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The Supreme Court on Monday took up an appeal from mostly Asian American parents who allege that magnet middle school admissions rules in Montgomery County, Maryland, discriminate against their children.

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Though they made up less than 15% of all country students, Asian American students held about half of magnet seats before Montgo…