In 1987, after more than sixteen years of his oversight, the First Circuit directed Judge Garrity to return control over the student assignment process to the Boston School Committee "in recognition that the `local autonomy of school districts is a vital national tradition.'" When talking about the #BPS #exam schools we need to have uncomfortable conversations about the haves and the have not. Indeed, a failure by the Boston School Committee to recognize that need would have been a serious dereliction of its responsibility, as well as a violation of Judge Garrity's order. Found inside – Page 80As a further wise concession to the schools , Mr. Henry Pennypacker , formerly head master of the Boston Latin School , was appointed to the chairmanship of the Committee on Admissions at Harvard . The Boston Herald commented on this ... The first classes were held in the home of the Master, Philemon Pormort. Boston has several elite high schools where admission is determined by test scores. Accordingly, the remaining 45 seats were offered to thirteen blacks, eighteen whites, nine Asians, and five Hispanics. The recommendations as presented were supported by both co-chairs and Supt. Found inside – Page 11Catholics and Jews in growing numbers passed the sixth grade Latin School admissions exams. The two schools swelled in size, from 966 boys and 745 girls in 1919–20 to 1925 boys and 924 girls as of1926. The best-known is the Boston Latin School, which enrolls about 2,400 students. Demystifying the process of completing a college application Written by two former admissions officers at top universities and current admissions coaches, this book is a must-have for preparing a winning college application. Strict scrutiny, therefore, is the standard that this court will apply in analyzing the plaintiff's challenge to the Policy. The Task Force held eight public meetings, as well as five neighborhood hearings. Order, at p. 3-5. Other support initiatives considered included additional student tutoring, academic summer programs, and individualized ISEE test preparation. McLaughlin, 938 F. Supp. 92-99. A better way to deal with Boston exam school admissions. 1001 (D.Mass.1996) (ordering Boston Latin to admit the plaintiff, Julia McLaughlin, pending court resolution of her constitutional challenge to the then-existing admissions policy, which reserved 35% of the available sets for black and Hispanic students). 1001 (D.Mass.1996) (ordering Boston Latin to admit the plaintiff, Julia McLaughlin, pending court resolution of her constitutional challenge to the then-existing admissions policy, which reserved 35% of the available sets for black and Hispanic students). For several months, extensive analysis and deliberation were undertaken, including: (1) an internal study directed by Superintendent Payzant; (2) the appointment of a Task Force and the issuance of its report following meetings and public hearings; (3) review and discussion by Boston School Committee members at public meetings; and (4) the recommendation of the Superintendent. ), cert. Enable breaking news notifications straight to your internet browser. Moreover, diversity can be an important factor contributing to students' intellectual and moral development, thereby preparing them to survive and thrive in a pluralistic society. Those two cases dealt with regulations awarding municipal and federal construction contracts, and not with the authority of a school committee to make student assignments on the combined criteria of academic achievement and racial/ethnic sensitivity. Frances S. Cohen, Janet A. Viggiani, Andres W. Lopez, Hill & Barlow, Boston, MA, Merita A. Hopkins, City of Boston Law Dept., Boston, MA, Diane Dilanni, Boston School Dept., Legal Advisor, Boston, MA, for Defendants. She asserts that she was denied admission due to her race and that defendants' policies and procedures violate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The Policy is achievement-driven and racially/ethnically conscious. On that point, as well, the Boston School Committee was mindful of the warning proffered by Judge Garrity in McLaughlin as he revoked the 35% set-aside: The overwhelming evidence presented at trial confirmed the Boston School Committee's basis for concluding that remedial action was necessary to avoid the de facto segregation that Judge Garrity had warned against. Each tier will be allocated about the same number of places. We are really debating which school to go and I would like to hear other's opinion. The powers that be now seek to destroy that with their new policies. That number was increased to 90 students to accommodate Julia McLaughlin, who had been admitted to the Boston Latin by preliminary injunction, as well as the other students who also would have been admitted in 1996-97 had there been no 35% set-aside. Found inside – Page 52After convening a task force to study exam school admissions , on December 18 , 1996 , the Boston school committee ... The school committee also voted to invite to the 9th grade at Boston Latin School ( BLS ) and Boston Latin Academy ... Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630, 643, 113 S. Ct. 2816, 125 L. Ed. Morgan I, 379 F. Supp. The move aims to increase the diversity of students admitted to the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, Boston Latin School, and Boston Latin Academy. From the BPS website: "Students must be residents of Boston to apply for and attend an exam school. Justice Powell's observation is insightful: Keyes v. School District No. 2d 526 (1989) (cited in Hopwood, 84 F.3d at 722). By 7th grade, I think you have a pretty good idea of how smart they truly are. One can find an equivalent education in ~20 close suburbs to Boston but Latin is still the best in the city itself by far. The result is a two-tiered public high school . Follow Boston.com on Instagram (Opens in a New Tab), Follow Boston.com on Twitter (Opens in a New Tab), Like Boston.com on Facebook (Opens in a New Tab), ‘Inappropriate. The Boston School Committee task force assigned to determine the future of the admissions process to the city's exam schools — Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and the John D. O . Copyright © 2021 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Had straight composite score rank order and student preference been applied to all 90 seats, students ranking between 1 and 98 would have been admitted to Boston Latin. The change spurred plenty of debate on Boston’s exam schools’ reputation for exclusion and upholding merit, coming just days after. The report also included a statement by a third member, Nora Toney, expressing her intent to dissent before the Boston School Committee. It reflects the racial/ethnic composition of Boston Latin's Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool. That is not the case this year. In a federal court filing submitted on Friday, the Boston Parents Coalition for Academic Excellence is seeking an injunction to halt the plan, alleging that the committee’s new “Zip Code Quota” will limit children being accepted "from certain predominantly Asian and Caucasian zip codes.". In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area. They don't share facilities at all, and I think a lot of the Milton middle school kids go to other high schools. Judge Garrity fashioned a desegregation plan for the examination schools, providing that "[a]t least 35% of each of the entering classes at Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy and Boston Technical High in September 1975 shall be composed of black and Hispanic students." Jessica Rinaldi / Boston Globe via Getty Images file March 17, 2021, 9:00 . . [3] The Task Force included: Boston School Committee members Elizabeth Reilinger and Felix Arroyo; as well as Charles Ogletree, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Nora Toney, President of the Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts; Susan Hughes, a graduate of Boston Latin; Richard Chin, Executive Director of the South Cove YWCA; Lawrence DiCara, a partner at the law firm of Peabody & Brown; Antonio Molina, host of the radio show "Buenos Dias, Boston"; and Joan Reede, Assistant Dean of Harvard Medical School's Faculty Development and Diversity Program and Director of the Minority Faculty Development Program. Now their families and neighborhoods are being . Id. Hi, My son just been accepted to both Roxbury latin and Boston latin as 7th grade. It's a top 50 high school nationwide. “And the data is indisputable on the effects of this plan: it will close racial and economic gaps.”, Standardized tests, Kendi also noted, “have become the most effective racist weapon ever devised to objectively degrade Black and Brown minds and legally exclude their bodies from prestigious schools.”, The NAACP Boston branch also commended the committee for taking “a big step toward a more just, fair and equitable BPS.”, This is the sensible and equitable choice for Boston students. General; Students; Teachers; Assessment; Accountability; Trends - DART; Enrollment Student Attendance; Student Retention; Selected Populations; Technology; Plans of High School Graduates; Dropout Rate; Graduation . The Policy requires that, to be eligible for admission to an examination school, a student applicant must rank in the top half of the overall Applicant Pool. This court's analysis begins with the premise that classifications by race are inherently suspect, even when cloaked in the mantle of racial sensitivity and consciousness rather than invidious discrimination. Boston Latin : NPR. Student applying to: Boston Latin School (BLS) Needs Improvement Almost There Looking Good Section Percentile. White and Asian parents who brought the challenge say the Covid-era change is focused on "racial balancing" at Boston's top public schools, to their children's detriment. The next significant chapter in the Boston school saga came in August of 1995 when Julia McLaughlin, then a seventh-grade white student, filed suit against the Boston School Committee, alleging that, as a result of the 35% set-aside for black and Hispanic students, she had been unconstitutionally denied admission to Boston Latin. We hope that you will explore our website to learn more about the school's mission and culture, program and people. We know a policy is not creating equal opportunity if it is maintaining racial and economic inequity,” Kendi wrote. I disagree, in terms of pressure in the suburbs. Under the new system, students will receive a composite score based on an admissions test and grades, then invitations to Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy and O'Bryant School of Math and Science will go out based on rank within eight socioeconomic tiers. Boston City Councilor At-Large, Julia Mejia, took to Twitter to detail her own experience growing up attending Boston Public Schools and never knowing that exam schools existed until she began working in education later in life. Found inside – Page 23The students at Boston Latin ( grades 7 through 12 ) have each undergone a competitive selection process that includes taking a secondary school admissions test and submitting report cards . The students are all Boston residents ... In addition to the data provided by the Superintendent, Boston School Committee members received and discussed the conclusions contained in an expert report that Dr. Susan Ellerin had prepared for the McLaughlin litigation. Merit selection is the core value of the Policy. There was certainly an adequate factual basis for the Boston School Committee to determine that a compelling need for remediation existed. Unfortunately, Latin has been sliding for the past 25 years or so based on admissions tinkering by the school system. But, the ultimate burden of proof remains with the plaintiff challenging the admissions policy's constitutionality. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. An error occurred. This court disagrees. 99 th. There is no Supreme Court decision that has held that diversity is not a compelling state interest in the context of intermediate and secondary public school education. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469, 109 S. Ct. 706, 102 L. Ed. 1 st. 50 th. Found inside – Page 61The Hopwood Case, Boston Latin Case, and California's Proposition 209 The 5th Circuit Court struck down affirmative ... As a result of the decision, African American admissions to the School of Law dropped from 65 in 1996 to 5 in 1997, ... The composite score formulas were revised in 1995 when the examination used was changed from the Secondary School Admissions Test to the ISEE. Found inside – Page 80As a further wise concession to the schools , Mr. Henry Pennypacker , formerly head master of the Boston Latin School , was appointed to the chairmanship of the Committee on Admissions at Harvard . The Boston Herald commented on this ... Boston Latin School (00350560) Districts Schools 2021. 216 (D.Mass.1975) ("Morgan II," establishing a timetable for a specific desegregation plan, which included the use of minority set-asides), aff'd, 530 F.2d 401 (1st Cir.1976); Morgan v. Nucci, 831 F.2d 313 (1st Cir.1987) ("Morgan III," ultimately returning control of the Boston Public Schools to the Boston School Committee); and McLaughlin v. Boston School Committee, 938 F. Supp. Boston Public Schools will welcome back thousands of students into the classrooms beginning on Monday. The meeting, which was held via Zoom, began at 5 p.m. Wednesday and reportedly ended with the 7-0 vote just before 2 a.m. Thursday morning. Found inside – Page 74Boston (Mass.). School Committee. Admissions to Latin and day high schools ; admission cards . cation and in accordance with the laws regulating admission to state - aided schools . SECT . 180. 1. Pupils shall be admitted to Latin and ... 44. Id. Accord, Stuart v. Roache, 951 F.2d 446, 450 (1st Cir.1991), cert. Racial classifications are presumptively invalid and will be upheld only if they withstand strict scrutiny. Andrea Campbell, also supported the measure. The Boston School Committee on Wednesday night unanimously approved the biggest overhaul of the city's exam school . In preparation for the subcommittee meeting, the Superintendent provided detailed answers to a series of questions regarding various admissions policy options and other support initiatives that had been considered.[4]. Sarah attended the Advent School, a small private school on Brimmer Street in Beacon Hill, through the sixth grade. Moreover, as the dissent in Hopwood pointed out, the Supreme Court has held that, "[i]f a precedent of this Court has direct application in a case, yet appears to rest on reasons rejected in some other line of decisions, the Court of Appeals should follow the case which directly controls, leaving to [the Supreme Court] the prerogative of overruling its own decisions." Diversity avoids the predictably adverse consequences of racial and ethnic isolation. For the 1997-98 school year, the demographics of the Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool for Boston Latin's ninth grade were: 27.83% black, 40.41% white, 19.21% Asian, 11.64% Hispanic, and .13% Native American. [5] This general procedure was adopted in 1977 as a means of predicting an applicant's academic performance in the year following admission. The Boston Coalition for Education Equity strongly supports the Working Group's recommendation on Exam School admissions. Instead, seats would be filled based on grades, MCAS scores and zip codes. The Policy was first employed during the 1996 admissions process for students matriculating during the 1997-98 academic year. Public secondary schools are of singular importance "in the preparation of individuals for participation as citizens, and in the preservation of the values on which our society rests." Ultimately, the Boston School Committee adopted the Task Force's view that such options would not adequately meet the stated goals of excellence, access, fairness, and respect for diversity. See, e.g., Hopwood, 78 F.3d at 964 (Wiener, J., concurring) (stating that, "[i]f Bakke is to be declared dead, the Supreme Court, not a three-judge panel of a circuit court, should make that pronouncement"); Hopwood v. State of Texas, 84 F.3d 720, 722 (1996) (Politz, C.J., and King, J., Wiener, J., Benavides, J., Stewart, J., Parker, J. and Dennis, J., dissenting from the decision to deny rehearing en banc) (noting that the lower federal courts "are compelled to follow faithfully a directly controlling Supreme Court precedent unless and until the Supreme Court itself determines to overrule it"). Because the racial/ethnic mix of the Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool will vary from year to year, so too will the racial/ethnic composition of each admitted class.[6]. Boston Latin School. It also requires him to request additional resources for the expansion of advanced work classes and summer school programs, as well as for the implementation of tutorial programs, at Boston's elementary and middle schools. On July 19, 1994, Judge Garrity issued a "Final Judgment As Amended" in the Morgan litigation, which enjoined the defendants in four areas. In determining what remedy would be effective, Judge Garrity observed that "ideally every school in the system would have the same racial proportions [as the city as a whole]." The three exam schools affected are Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and the John D. O’Bryant School of Science and Math. [7] The court notes that these vestiges were testified to not only by the defendants' witnesses, Janice Jackson and Robert Gittens, but also on cross-examination by the plaintiff's expert, Stephen Thermstrom, on February 20, 1998. While the admission changes are for only one year, many parents and civil rights leaders hope the move will lead to a permanent overhaul of the admission criteria for Boston Latin School, Boston . In returning control over student assignment to the Boston School Committee, the First Circuit stated, "We have no reason to question the good faith of the present Boston School officials ... or to doubt that the return to local autonomy will do anything but preserve the gains the schools have made over the past 15 years." NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A fire-breathing, righteous attack on the culture of superprivilege.”—Michael Wolff, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire and Fury, in the New York Times Book Review NOW WITH NEW REPORTING ON ... The Boston School Committee has a compelling governmental interest in adopting a policy that seeks to attain the educational benefits of diversity for its students. Here in Boston, these inequities are made clear by the barriers faced by many Black, brown, immigrant and non-English speaking families in accessing our city’s most prestigious exam schools.”, nine-member working group behind the new recommendations, didn’t do enough to seek families’ input on the proposal, specifically in households that don’t speak English, though local officials largely echoed Pressley’s. Found inside – Page 168FIGURE 4.8 Peer quality around the BLS cutoff 2.52.0 1.5 .5 1.0 0.0 –.5 –10 0 10 20 –20 Notes: This figure plots average seventh-grade peer quality for applicants to Boston Latin School (BLS), conditional on admissions test scores, ... Here, the Boston School Committee's interest in affording Boston Latin students the educational opportunities inherent in a diverse setting is most compelling. Found insideOur Boston Latin School class met the test of excellence: out of 622 who enrolled, about 260 graduated—more than half fell by the wayside. Each year the public Boston Latin School vied to secure more admissions to Harvard than the ... Over 100 parents and former students spoke in favor of and against the plan, which drops the admissions exam and instead. ISEE Quantitative Reasoning: 0-81. at 410. Of great significance is the fact that diversity in the classroom is the most effective of all weapons in challenging stereotypical preconceptions. Those eleven white students included Sarah Wessmann. Typically, students must pass an entrance exam in either the seventh or ninth grade in order to receive an invitation to enroll. Found inside – Page 30BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL The 1 st Circuit struck down its policy of basing student admissions on test scores and ethnicity. Recess for Diversity? Parents challenge race-based magnet school policies NO GOOD CHOICES Lawyer Timothy Fox says ... In this book, Natasha K. Warikoo deeply explores how students themselves think about merit and race at a uniquely pivotal moment: after they have just won the most competitive game of their lives and gained admittance to one of the ... at 1003, but, on August 22, 1996, he granted the injunction, admitting Julia for the 1996-97 year.[2]Id. The specific question that this court faces is whether the interests of respect for diversity, fairness, and equal access are sufficiently compelling to warrant the Boston School Committee's consideration of race and ethnicity in processing students for admission to one of Boston's three examination schools. Found inside – Page 83Another Community use of the law has been in conjunction with the sexual intion of Boston Latin School and Girls' ... For the precise facts of the Latin Schools, and a ruling as to the constitution. to of these admissions practices, ... I interviewed at 11 schools while posing as a black man. After all that, I finally got accepted into medical school. Before I finished this book, I stirred a hornet's nest by telling my story. Schools: 2,472 are enrolled at Boston Latin School, 1,771 are enrolled at Boston Latin Academy, and 1,616 are enrolled at O'Bryant. Now, as the task force contemplates a permanent change to the admissions process, many in the white community are up in arms. at 258. To the contrary, the Policy embodies an achievement-driven admissions plan whose goal is the attainment of academic *131 excellence. v. Evans, 993 F.2d 1072, 1076 (4th Cir.1993)). If you have questions at any time, please don't hesitate to contact the Admission Office at 617.477.6317 or admission@roxburylatin.org. Morgan v. Kerrigan, 509 F.2d 580, 594 (1st Cir. Founded in 1635 as America's first public school, Boston Latin School (BLS) today is a public exam school that begins in grade 7 and ends in grade 12, making it both a middle and a high school. Boston Latin School, founded in 1635, is the oldest school in the United States, serving an economically and culturally diverse population of students in grades 7 to 12. It was this later denial of admission that prompted this law suit. 3 The School Committee allots most available seats in these schools for sixth-grade applicants. Order, at p. 5. A comprehensive guide for college-bound teens and their parents shares step-by-step coverage of today's competitive admissions processes based on expert advice by 50 admissions deans from ivy-league universities, in a reference that ... And so, students already assigned to Boston Latin, and any students assigned to Latin Academy or the O'Bryant School as their first choice, were removed from the Qualified Applicant Pool, leaving a Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool of 636 students to compete for Boston Latin's 45 remaining seats. Judge Garrity, in the McLaughlin case, recognized the fundamental distinction between an urban public school, such as Boston Latin, and the University of Texas Law School, "where the educational mission is so obviously different from that of a public secondary school in a racially diverse municipality." Morgan v. Kerrigan, 530 F.2d at 424 n. 35 (citations omitted). The appeal could mean further delays for sixth graders and some eighth graders in learning if they can go to one of the three schools. "The Boston School Committee on Wednesday night unanimously approved the biggest overhaul of the city's exam school admission process in more than two decades, adopting a new system that should give disadvantaged students a better chance of getting in," wrote the Boston Globe earlier this week about the city's new plan for allocating seats at Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy . It's the latest in a . The court further finds that the Policy is narrowly tailored. Found inside – Page 74Admissions to Latin and day high schools ; admission cards . cation and in accordance with the laws regulating admission to ... Pupils who have attended day high schools other than those of Boston , who present evidence of competency ... Protesters gathered with signs outside Boston Latin School on Oct. 18 in opposition to a BPS policy— since accepted by the School Committee— that will change the admission policy for the city's three exam schools. Brenda Cassellius, but many on the Task Force were very upset by a sudden change in the recommendations last Tuesday night, June 29, and as such presented a dissenting . Boston Overhauls Admissions to Exclusive Exam Schools. Found inside – Page 154392 / Given its existing statutory jurisdiction over discrimination in school admissions , MCAD was able to have some ... that admission tests being used for the so - called " elite " public schools of Boston ( e.g. , Latin schools ) ... The First Circuit affirmed Judge Garrity's conclusions, noting that "[t]he broad scope of the court's remedial program was necessary to transform" Boston's segregated system "into `a unitary system in which racial discrimination would be eliminated root and branch.'" at 482. For the 1997-98 school year, two students among the top-ranked 45 chose an examination school other than Boston Latin as their first choice. The most famous is the Boston Latin School. Protesters call for Boston to keep an admissions exam for elite public schools, including Boston Latin School, on Oct. 18. at 480. Such flexibility ensures that the Policy is continually re-tailored to reflect the diversity of each year's Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool. Her father, Henry Robert Wessmann, brings this suit on her behalf. 410 (D.Mass.1974) ("Morgan I," finding that the school authorities knowingly carried out a systematic program of unconstitutional segregation in the Boston Public Schools and ordering remedial action), aff'd sub nom., 509 F.2d 580 (1st Cir.1974); Morgan v. Kerrigan, 401 F. Supp. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, 493, 74 S. Ct. 686, 98 L. Ed. The racial and ethnic composition of the Applicant Pool, the Qualified Applicant Pool, and the Remaining Qualified Applicant Pool will, undoubtedly, change from year to year. Consistent with these initiatives, the Policy requires that all elementary and middle schools set specific goals for increasing the number of sixth and/or eighth grade students taking the ISEE. Counter-protesters stand across the street from a rally outside of Boston Latin School that called for Boston schools to keep an admission exam in place for entry into elite exam schools in Boston on October 18, 2020. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Following extensive discovery, a thirteen-day trial was commenced on January 28, 1998. Joined by Councilors @RicardoNArroyo @LizBreadon @andreaforboston & @juliaforboston. July 16, 2021. The suit, filed in US District Court in Boston by a group called Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp., alleges the . Found insideThe Boston Latin School, as it came to be known, is generally considered to be the oldest public school in continuous ... Boston Latin School is now an “examination school” of the Boston Public Schools, with admission based on a ... The city of Boston is changing its admissions process to its elite exam schools, including the venerable Boston Latin School. Found insideConsider the case of the Boston Latin School, one of three selective exam schools in the Boston public school system. Prior to 1998, admission to Boston Latin was determined using a formula based on previous grades, test scores, ... Over 100 parents and former students spoke in favor of and against the plan, which drops the admissions exam and instead decides eligibility based on grades, 2019 MCAS scores, and students’ zip codes. McLaughlin v. Boston School Committee, 952 F. Supp. Notwithstanding extensive court involvement following the 1974 desegregation orders, there continues to be a failure to close the achievement, admissions and allocation of resources gaps, and to set uniform curriculum standards for all students. “This year is meant to be the first year of a new, more equitable exam, also the result of hard and thoughtful work by the superintendent and her team,” Walsh said in October. This groundbreaking book discusses how these schools work--and their critical role in nurturing the country's brightest students. The 165 schools identified by Finn and Hockett are located in thirty states, plus the District of Columbia. a Boston resident, parent, and the recently appointed, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, to approve the “antiracist policy proposal.”, The NAACP Boston branch also commended the committee for taking “, a big step toward a more just, fair and equitable BPS.”, We have much more work to do to make BPS work for all kids,” the organization added, “but tonight we celebrate.”. This order was reissued by Judge Garrity in July of 1994 and is a mandate that must be obeyed by the Boston School Committee until it is either amended or withdrawn by the court. Tweet. It's a top 50 high school nationwide. Adam Gaffin/Universal Hub photo. Order, at p. 2-3. Only . A temporary change in the admissions criteria for Boston's exam schools increased the diversity of the accepted applicants, particularly boosting the percentages of Black, Latino, and low-income . "The rationale for this stringent standard of review is plain. This week, by a unanimous vote of the Boston School Committee, the admissions process to Boston's three highly selective exam schools will be changed in an effort to increase the representation of Black and Latino applicants. After analyzing the statistics for the seventh-grade population of the 1995-96 school year, Bain presented its analysis of various options for admission. Found inside – Page 30Admission to this school is by examination and all students must meet minimum requirements. ... [n 1998, a federal judge upheld the Boston school system's use of race for admit— ting students to the prestigious Boston Latin School ... Figure, resulting in a diverse setting is most compelling past includes a sunset clause, the. 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