The Sidwell Friends student did not enter college, but her case could be referred to the Supreme Court.

Dayo Adetu and his parents, Titilayo and Nike Adetu, say that the Sidwell Friends School Private School – the elite school attended by families of Beltway families, including presidential girls Sasha and Malia Obama, and Chelsea Clinton, along with former Vice President Joe Biden granddaughter Maisy – violated an agreement with the family after it allegedly discriminated against Adetu, an African-American, in the notes she had received in high school, and then in the papers submitted by Sidwell in his applications to the colleges.

"Sidwell has long been viewed as a" school of food "for the institutions of the Ivy League and other major universities," wrote Adetus in his appeal to the Supreme Court. Adetu, however, was not immediately accepted by any university.

The pressured world of admissions to high-level colleges has been a national priority recently as a result of the sprawling scam that has involved wealthy parents, Hollywood celebrities and college coaches, culminating in many advocacy efforts. guilt.

In her first round of nominations – when she applied to Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Duke, Johns Hopkins, CalTech, MIT, and the United States, she was not the only one. University of Virginia, McGill and Spelman – Adetu was the only student. in its promotion of 126 students who have not received the unconditional acceptance of any educational institution to which she has applied, "according to the request of the Supreme Court.

Adetu eventually attended the University of Pennsylvania in 2015 after submitting a new application for admission to colleges, according to the complaint, and reported on social media that she had graduated last month.

In January, the family asked the Columbia District Court of Appeal to review its decision, claiming that Adetus' s claim had been properly dismissed by a lower court, as it did not require a court of law. had not demonstrated "no adverse action from Sidwell" and was only asking for emotions. damages for alleged violation of an earlier settlement by mediation.

"It's more than a bit unusual for judges to take a case like this that comes from local DC courts and deals entirely with local law issues from DC," said Steve Vladeck, Court Analyst. CNN Supreme and Professor at the University of Texas. Law School. "Although the court formally has the power to hear such disputes, and the right of DC is technically federal law, judges tend to stay out of these DC-specific conflicts."

Richard Baker, Adetus' lawyer, told CNN that neither he nor his clients wanted to comment on the case. Brian Scotti, Sidwell's lawyer, also made no comment. Sidwell, who chose not to file a complaint with the court in response to Adetus' motion, did not respond to a request for comment.

Adetu was a student at Sidwell Friends from 2000 until 2014, until the end of high school, according to her family's initial complaint. A year earlier, as a teenager, Adetu and her parents had lodged a complaint with the DC Human Rights Office, alleging discrimination and retaliation largely related to her mathematics classes. The complaint specifically accused a maths professor of allegedly using "erroneous and biased assessments" to rate Adetu's tests and "steadfastly refusing" to take any measures of accommodation. for his sports commitments while doing it for other students.

Sidwell and Adetus then entered into a settlement agreement whereby the school would pay Adetus $ 50,000, recalculate certain notes and not take revenge on Adetu.

In the application to the judges of the Supreme Court, the Adetus declare that when Adetu submitted his candidacy to Ivy League and other competing schools, it was unconditionally accepted for any Between them.

"Despite the fact that Sidwell advocates a 100% university enrollment rate for its high school graduates, Dayo has been unconditionally accepted in any of the thirteen (13) universities in which she postulated and wished to be admitted, "wrote the family.

Adetus filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Washington alleging, among his grievances, that Sidwell had breached the settlement agreement reached by the Human Rights Office. They argued that Sidwell had retaliated against documents included in its academic applications, including test results, rankings and recommendations.

The Superior Court ruled against Adetus, concluding that they "had not cited any evidence that Sidwell had made any negative comments about Dayo or interfered with the process." Admission to college, beyond the speculation of the plaintiffs ", and that there had been no significant violation of the regulation.

The District Court of Columbia upheld this decision in the decision currently before the judges. Sidwell had described Adetus's claim as "widespread grievances based on [the Adetus’] speculation "and argued that she was entitled to deference, noted the court of appeal.The court of appeal also ruled against Adetus on the grounds that it "did not sufficiently demonstrate that Sidwell engaged in" adverse action "against Dayo or that tangible harm resulted therefrom".