Equal Protection and Public Education Essay

Research the implications of equal protection for K-12 students within one of the following groups:
Classifications based on English language learners;
Classifications through ability grouping/tracking;
Classifications in academic programs based on gender;
Classifications in sports programs based on gender; and
Classifications to assign students to specific schools for racial balance.
In a 500-750-word essay, address the following for the group that you have chosen:

Summarize the factual background on how the students are classified;
Identify the legal issues presented by these classifications; and
Describe what equal protection requires.
Include at least five references in your essay. At least three of the five references should cite U.S. Supreme Court cases.

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Racial Balance
Introduction
Racial discrimination has been an issue, especially in the United States for decades now. In the 19th century, discrimination was so loud that there were different facilities allocated for both the whites and the blacks. A time where they used different trains, attended different schools and white supremacy was prevalent.

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