Four years after the U.s. Supreme Court struck down the Seattle School District by the rules of racial, U.S. Department of Justice and education has issued a set of guidelines which would allow school districts to consider race when trying to reach the diversity of life.
The new guidelines affect decision on K-12 and college admissions decisions. But it was not clear Friday how they may affect only the area school district, and the Seattle School District officials said they have not yet had a chance to study them.
The Federal Department of the specifically cited the decision of the Supreme Court, parents involved in community schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, and said that the guidance is primarily based on the ruling and two cases of the Supreme Court. In that decision, which was decided in 2007, the Court voted 5-4 to side with Seattle parents who believe plans "open choice" Counties violate the Constitution with the race as a factor in assigning students to high school Seattle oversubscribed.
Since then, the school district had dropped the plan options are open and now set most of the students in their school environment.
New federal guidelines aimed at promoting diversity and reduce racial isolation among the students, especially in schools K-12, according to the Department.