Consider this example: A family recently moved from California to a town in Texas. The mother is Anglo; the father is Latino. They were told by the school district that they could not send their children to the school nearest their home and attended by their children's neighborhood friends.



Why? Because their children are not labeled "white." And because of a court order issued 34 years ago, in 1968, their children's race determines where they must go to school.



Roger Clegg, general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, writes on What Happens When The School You Go To Depends On The Color Of Your Skin.



THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF CONTINUING DESEGREGATION ORDERS: