Brief Amici Curiae National School Boards Association, et al. in Support of Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.

Legal Brief - February 19, 2003 -

• In elementary and secondary education, constitutional principles are shaped by he unique mission of schools and the authority of education officials to pursue that mission.
  
• Issues of race remain central to fulfilling the mission of elementary and secondary schools.
  
• The educational benefits of diversity are sufficiently compelling to justify limited race-conscious actions.
  
• Current federal law establishes judicially enforceable limiting principles that apply to race-conscious decisions made by state and local education officials.