Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1
United States Supreme Court
127 S. Ct. 2738 (2007)
Relevant factsFree
Two school districts that had never operated legally segregated schools used race as a determinative tiebreaker in student assignments to keep each school's racial composition within a range reflecting the district's overall demographics, and parents whose children were denied their preferred school assignment solely because of race sued alleging an equal protection violation.
IssueFree
Whether public school districts that have never operated legally segregated schools may assign students to particular schools solely on the basis of race in order to achieve racial integration.