The parents say the lottery was designed to cut Asian American enrollment, but the 4th Circuit upheld dismissal of their suit because Asian students were still admitted above their share of applicants.
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The dismissal was upheld because Asian students were still admitted above their share of applicants.
The story gives this as the court's rationale but does not attribute the characterization in its own wording. It is plausibly supported by the appellate opinion and the district court's admissions table and denominator discussion, but it condenses the court's reasoning.
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The policy covers 4 selective magnet middle schools.
Unattributed in the story. It is plausibly supported by MCPS's criteria-based admissions program page and court opinions, but the count is not explicitly tied to a named source in the text.
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Montgomery County schools enroll more than 150,000 students.
The story explicitly flags this as ABC News only, so it rests on a single outlet among the sources. It is consistent with well-known MCPS enrollment figures.