A coalition of parents is suing the Boston School Committee and superintendent over the district’s current exam school admissions policy, arguing the system is “racially discriminatory” against white students.
The Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence is challenging the policy on behalf of parents whose children were denied admission to one of Boston’s exam schools or plan to apply in future years. In a complaint filed in federal court on Thursday, the group alleges the school district’s governing body “designed and implemented the tier system as a racial proxy to reduce the number of white students admitted to the exam schools.”
This is the second attempt by the parent-led group to challenge Boston’s admissions policy for the competitive exam schools — which are part of the public school system — after mounting an unsuccessful effort not too long ago…