At Bostonâs public exam schools, itâs equity vs. privilege A recently filed lawsuit isnât about equity. Itâs about preserving the disadvantageous status quo. By Marcela GarcÃa Globe Columnist,Updated March 5, 2021, 3:17 p.m. Email to a Friend Counter-protesters stood across the street from an October rally outside of Boston Latin School that called for Boston schools to keep the admissions exam in place for entry into exam schools.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff The Pimentel family has been eagerly checking the mail for a special letter. The hope was that an invitation would arrive, one that announced the familyâs eighth-grader had been accepted to Boston Latin Academy, one of the cityâs three coveted and highly selective exam schools.