- Biden disagrees with Supreme Court decision
- We will not let this decision be final: Biden
- The Supreme Court decision also included nine judges
The US Supreme Court has said that caste will no longer be considered as a basis for admission to any college. With this historic decision, someone has put an end to decades of policies. Some people are considering this decision as positive. This is one of the most controversial issues in the American education system. It was first adopted in policy in the 1960s and then defended as a way to increase diversity. However, the US Department of Education, including President Joe Biden, has criticized it.
Biden disagrees with the decision
Joe Biden said he disagreed with the much-awaited Supreme Court decision on Thursday. He said, ‘We will not let this decision be the final decision. There is still discrimination in America. This is not an ordinary court. He also said the decision also included nine justices who were ideologically divided between six conservatives and three liberals.
The education department has also opposed the decision
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, on the other hand, said the court has taken away a very important tool that is used to ensure diversity in universities. He said no one can deny that Americans, like our college nation, are made up of students as beautiful and diverse as they are. He added that the White House will issue guidance to universities on how to legally maintain diversity. The Supreme Court ruling included two cases involving admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The court ruled 6-3 against UNC and 6-2 against Harvard.
Identification of skin color
The justices sided with Students for Fair Admissions, an organization started by legal activist Edward Blum. The organization argued in court last October that Harvard’s gender-based admissions policy violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin. Chief Justice John Roberts said, ‘For too long many universities have erroneously concluded that the test of a person’s identity is not the color of his skin, his challenges, skills or lessons learned.’
