Problem:
In 2021, in the name of “antiracism” and “equity,” the School District of Philadelphia announced that starting with the 2022–23 school year, it was changing its selection process for criteria-based schools from a race-neutral process to a racially discriminatory process. The school district did so despite 62% of the students attending those schools identifying as black or Latino and with no schools having a white majority.
Action:
Representing three parents of students who were denied entry into schools they were otherwise qualified to attend based strictly on their race, AFL filed a lawsuit to enjoin the admissions policy.
Result:
The case is currently being litigated in the District Court.
