Boston parent group to appeal after federal judge rules that admission plan for exam schools is ‘race neutral’ Updated 12:35 PM; A group of Boston parents who challenged a new admissions plan for Boston’s exam schools during the COVID-19 pandemic says it will appeal after a federal court judge ruled that the plan was not discriminatory. The Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence (BPCAE) filed a lawsuit in February against the School Committee and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, arguing that a new zip code policy for admission to the city’s three exam schools is discriminatory against white and Asian students.