Court Opinion

ID: 9658862
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 21:19:05.964635+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:00.776666
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Quinn, J.
(dissenting). I cannot agree that this case is controlled by Mason v. Flint Board of Edu*449cation (1967), 6 Mich App 364. Mason decided that a hoard of education may consider racial balance as one of the criteria in establishing boundary lines of high school areas. It decided nothing more.
The question presented by Jipping is whether a board of education may transfer students from one attendance area to another solely on the basis of race in order to accomplish racial balance. The trial court said no, and, on the basis of Goss v. Board of Education (1963), 373 US 683 (83 S Ct 1405, 10 L Ed 2d 632) and on Const 1963, art 1, .§ 2, I vote to affirm the trial court.
The feeling of inferiority generated by separating school children from others of similar age and-qualifications solely because of their race, Brown v. Board of Education (1953), 347 US 483 (74 S Ct 686, 98 L Ed 873, 38 ALR2d 1180) is the same whether the' purpose is segregation or to accomplish racial balance.
I find no merit in defendants’ argument relative to plaintiffs’ lack of standing in this case.
Affirmed.