HONOLULU (KHON2) — A national group based in Arlington, Virginia challenged the admissions policy at Kamehameha Schools on Sept. 4.
Students for Fair Admissions said they want to end the school’s “unlawful” admissions policy that gives preference to applicants with Native Hawaiian ancestry.
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“Kamehameha Schools’ policy represents the same problem we saw at Harvard and UNC —admissions systems that elevate ancestry over individual merit,” said Edward Blum, president of Students for Fair Admissions. “We believe this violates our nation’s civil rights laws and principles.”
The group created a website where those who were denied admission or “feel discouraged from even applying” to Kamehameha Schools can provide comments. They said the information will be used to build a legal case…