Parents Sue New York State Over Alleged Racially Discriminatory Education Program

The plaintiffs’ lawyers are hoping to expand the Supreme Court’s ban on the use of race in admissions to other aspects of education.

Yiatin Chu, co-chair of the New York City chapter of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR), in an interview on Focus Talk, on May 18, 2021. Screenshot via Focus Talk/Epoch Times

Parent groups are suing New York state in federal court over an educational program they say discriminates against Chinese American students.

The new civil rights lawsuit comes amidst of wave of alleged racial discrimination at the nation’s colleges and universities. Schools across the country are reportedly evading a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies in higher education.