Court upholds decision to use race in school transfer plan

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A federal appeals court yesterday ruled that the Lynn public schools could continue using race as a factor in student transfers, opening the door for other school systems to devise similar ways to guarantee diversity in schools.

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Lynn lets students attend their neighborhood schools, regardless of race, but students cannot change schools if their departure would make either school more racially imbalanced. The plaintiffs complained that the student assignment system was discriminatory and denied their children a place in schools because of race.

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