The state’s top court tossed out a lawsuit Thursday that claimed New York City’s gifted and talented programs — which mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out — are racially biased against black and Latino students.

The suit, filed against the city and state by 13 anonymous students and the group IntegrateNYC in March 2021, alleged the screening and tests for admissions into the select programs and schools favored white and Asian students, relegating minority students to inferior classes.

But the Court of Appeals, in a 5-2 decision, disagreed, ruling the lawsuit failed to prove systemic discrimination or intent.

“As plaintiffs have failed to adequately plead that they were denied a sound basic education , the claim must be dismissed,” Associate Justice Michael Garcia w

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