Resegregation: The Impact Of Brown V. Boe

The Impact of Resegregation
The PICs decision does not live in a vacuum. It did not have an impact on “colorblindness”; however, it obstructed integration. It does have implications related to Brown v. BoE. In Seattle, the racial achievement gap in the schools continue to be significant. Less than 40% of black third graders were meeting or exceeding math standards (85% of their white peers were). Their reading tests had similar results: 53% compared with 90%. There is zero progress in integration in Seattle. Across the country, in Pinellas County, there was a drop in performance in five predominantly black neighborhoods. They had ratings of “C” or higher before resegregation (2007). They are now in academic failure. 95% of black students in the resegregated schools had failing scores on math or reading exams. (Yeomans, 2015)

Conclusion
It reflects a rather hostile Justice Roberts Court toward desegregation, the tenet of the result of Brown. The difference between this case and the several others that challenged Brown, is that the others upheld the decision. It is true that the Court cannot change society, but enforcing segregation through eliminating methods that deliberately integrate school districts will not and have not produced an integrated society. PICs warranted a trend towards resegregation in the United States. Abandoning Brown as it did will keep the momentum moving in that