A judge dismissed Bullis Charter School's lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Board of Education, asserting that the board is imposing racial quotas that disadvantage Asian students. The ruling noted that Bullis failed to demonstrate differential treatment compared to other schools and admitted there were no established racial quotas. Following a board decision that renewed Bullis's charter with conditions for increasing enrollment of underserved groups, Bullis plans to calculate demographic targets. The board required detailed metrics for measuring progress, leading to accusations of attempting to manipulate racial demographics.
The federal case stems from the Board of Education's 4-3 vote on Aug 26 to renew Bullis Charter School for another five years - with the condition that Bullis develop a plan to "increase its enrollment of historically underserved student groups."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi said in her decision on July 11 that Bullis didn't show it was being treated differently from other schools and acknowledged that no express racial quotas exist.
Bullis attorney Lee Rosenberg argued that the county board is trying to reduce the number of Asian students at Bullis and increase the number of Latino students.
Former board member Grace Mah stated, "Targets and metrics are kind of like quotas," reflecting concerns about the board's requirements for demographic targets.
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