DOJ Ends Race-Based Admissions At Jersey City High School
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2026, 12:12 AM ET
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Jersey City — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it reached a voluntary settlement with the Jersey City Board of Education to end race- and national-origin-based admissions practices at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, resolving a Civil Rights Division probe into the school's use of seat reservations and admissions criteria. The agreement requires the district to eliminate seat reservations by race or national origin and to implement new selection procedures before the 2027–28 admissions cycle; it also sets reporting obligations to the DOJ and keeps the settlement in effect until mid-August 2029, while noting the school's ranking and enrollment demographics.
By Daniel Hayes | JQJO News
Timeline of Events
- DOJ Civil Rights Division opened an inquiry into admissions at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School.
- Negotiations between the DOJ and Jersey City Board of Education led to a voluntary settlement.
- DOJ publicly announced the settlement on Thursday, July 9, resolving the federal probe.
- The settlement requires removing race- and national-origin-based seat reservations before the 2027–28 admissions cycle.
- The agreement remains in effect until mid-August 2029 with mandated status reports to the DOJ.
News Intelligence
- This settlement impacts how students are admitted to Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School. If you're a parent in Jersey City, this could change your child's chances of attending. Keep an eye on the new selection procedures set to roll out before the 2027–28 admissions cycle.
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Applicants evaluated without consideration of race or national origin will be considered under the revised admissions process, and the Department of Justice achieved enforcement of civil-rights compliance in selective public-school admissions.
Students and community members who previously relied on race- or national-origin-based seat reservations may lose those specific allocations, and the district must change selection procedures and report to the DOJ through the settlement period.
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