- Comment on your classmates' Principal Interviews
- Respond to classmates' responses to the case study..
- Post a "What if" question on one of the two topics.
- Case Study is due by July 28th.
- We will meet the last night of class (July 30th) for research PowerPoint presentations.
CASE STUDY
Desegregation and Teacher Transfer
A board of education in an urban school district of 160,000 students adopted a teacher-transfer pol-
icy in each of its schools to establish a racial composition that was within 10 percent of the racial
composition of the district population as a whole. This policy was not mandated by the court.
Essentially, this policy restricted voluntary transfer of black and white teachers to other schools
within the district but also required reassignment of other teachers. The policy was challenged by
the teachers’ association, which claimed a violation of teachers’ Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Discussion Questions
1. Does the teachers’ association have a valid claim? Why or why not?
2. Is the district justified in the formulation of this transfer policy? Why or why not?
3. Can teachers make a valid claim of disparate impact in this case? Why or why not?
4. Should the policy be race neutral? Why or why not?
5. Do you feel that such a policy is arbitrary and capricious? Why or why not?
6. How would the court likely view this policy?
7. What are the administrative implications.
