Will Segregation In American Public Schools Return?
In 1896, the Supreme Court in America had passed a judgment that established the basis for segregation in public schools. The court’s decision was that it was legal and fair to separate students based on their race and color as long as the education given was equal. However, we all know that education based on race and color is never equal. In 1954, a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court nullified the 1896 ruling. It outlawed racial segregation in public schools; and a new era was ushered in where the nation saw desegregation of public schools right from elementary schools to college. And now, there are two cases in the US Supreme Court that have challenged the public school board policies in Seattle and Louisville. The Bush Administration has publicly agreed with parents who brought about the lawsuits that want desegregation in schools in those districts. These two lawsuits claim that desegregation although well-intentioned is not constitutional. For desegregation policies to be
