Seattle parent 'vindicated' by Supreme Court school ruling (Sometimes they get it right)

SEATTLE -- A Seattle parent who battled the school district over its
racial balancing policy says she feels vindicated by the today's
Supreme Court decision.

Kathleen Brose is president of "Parents Involved in Community Schools."

She says she's relieved the seven-year dispute was settled in her favor.

She says she felt the lawsuit was something she had to do after her
daughter was rejected from her top three choices for high school partly
because she is white.

Ruling in cases from Seattle and Louisville the Supreme Court rejected school assignment plans that take account of students' race.

The district says the policy was necessary for diversity but hasn't used it since 2002 while the case has been in the courts. The district has a news conference later today to comment.

Brose says she supports public schools and
diversity, but not discrimination. She says schools can achieve racial
integration through other policies such as magnet schools.

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