I was unclear about the severity of the segregation patterns that Seattle School District No. 1 (”District”) was trying to remedy after reading the Court’s recent opinion in Parents Involved In Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1. Given the Court’s summary factual account of the problem that gave rise to the District’s program, I wondered how severe the segregation patterns in the District were.

I decided to map the patterns of segregation existent in the District at the commencement of the suit. Take a look at the map for yourself (Click on the map image to view the map).

Note that the District’s program simply gave preference to students of color who requested to attend one of District’s “high demand schools.” Was the problem of segregation perhaps more severe than the Court’s statement of facts suggests? Could such marked patterns of segregation really be unconnected to our history of racial segregation? The REP would love to hear your thoughts.

• Filed under: Data, Mapping, Education, Civil Rights
• Posted by ElektroMoose | 6:45 am