(1) The General Assembly recognizes that:(1) The First Amendment of the United States Constitution robustly protects the right to speak without government interference, but not to compel others to adopt, affirm, or adhere to specific beliefs;(2) The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law;(3) Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promotes the desegregation of public schools and authorizes the United States Attorney General to file lawsuits to enforce the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It defines “desegregation” as “the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, religion, or national origin,” thereby removing government-sanctioned racial discrimination in schools and implementing the United States Supreme Court's holding in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), that racial separation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and(4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance”.
(1) The First Amendment of the United States Constitution robustly protects the right to speak without government interference, but not to compel others to adopt, affirm, or adhere to specific beliefs;
(2) The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law;
(3) Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promotes the desegregation of public schools and authorizes the United States Attorney General to file lawsuits to enforce the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It defines “desegregation” as “the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, religion, or national origin,” thereby removing government-sanctioned racial discrimination in schools and implementing the United States Supreme Court's holding in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), that racial separation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and
(4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance”.