“Their leaders are recognizing that the dual public health and equity emergencies they are facing necessitate suspending their tests and taking action to ensure fair access for highly qualified Black and Latinx students,” the Hunter students wrote. Hunter’s three-hour exam is for most students the sole point of entry into the school, which is just 2.4 percent Black and 6.2 percent Latino, in a district that is 25 percent Black and 41 percent Hispanic over all. Chloë Rollock, a senior at Hunter who said she is one of just a handful of Black students in her grade, said being the only Black student in class “when we’re talking about slavery, or things that are going on in New York City right now that have to do with Black people,” had often been a painful experience. 