Genoa Public School invited applications for a teaching position. The school wants to increase the diversity of its staff, which mostly comprised Asian$-$American women. After the completion of the selection tests and interviews, the school found that the top two scorers were both Asian$-$American women. However, it decided to hire an African$-$American woman, who was the third top scorer and as qualified as the top two. In this scenario, the school most likely made its selection decision through $\_\_\_\_\_.$

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