Legal Opinion
American Civil Rights Foundation v. Los Angeles Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 2008No. B205943PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KRIEGLER, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the “Magnet” and “Permit with Transportation” (PWT) programs of defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (the District) violate Proposition 209 (Cal. Const., art. I, § 31, eff. Nov. 6, 1996) because the programs take into account a student’s race or ethnicity in determining admission. Proposition 209 prohibits favorable or discriminatory consideration of race or ethnicity in public education, but expressly exempts from its reach court-ordered integration plans in existence prior to its effective date. We hold the trial…
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