SCHOOL BOARD Raimond v. Terrebonne Parish School Board is a Supreme Court case from 1971 that dealt with the issue of racial discrimination in public schools. The case was brought by a group of African-American parents who alleged that the Terrebonne Parish School Board had engaged in racial discrimination in its assignment of students to schools. The parents argued that the school board had assigned African-American students to schools that were inferior to those attended by white students, and that this constituted a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the parents, finding that the school board had indeed engaged in racial discrimination. The Court held that the school board had violated the Equal Protection Clause by assigning African-American students to inferior schools, and that this constituted a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court also held that the school board had failed to provide an adequate remedy for the discrimination, and that the parents were entitled to damages for the discrimination they had suffered. The ruling in Raimond v. Terrebonne Parish School Board was an important victory for civil rights, as it established that racial discrimination in public schools was unconstitutional. The case also established that school boards must provide an adequate remedy for any discrimination that occurs, and that victims of discrimination are entitled to damages. The ruling in this case has had a lasting impact on civil rights law, and has been cited in numerous subsequent cases.

SCHOOL BOARD In the Supreme Court case of Raimond v. Terrebonne Parish School Board, Justice Marshall wrote a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the majority's decision was wrongfully decided and should be reversed. He believed that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited racial discrimination by recipients of federal funds, including school districts like Terrebonne Parish School Board. The majority had held that Title VI did not apply to this particular situation because it only applied to intentional discrimination; however, Justice Marshall disagreed with this interpretation and argued instead that even if there was no intent to discriminate on the basis of race, an action could still violate Title VI if it resulted in disparate impact upon minority groups. Furthermore, he noted how discriminatory practices such as those employed by Terrebonne Parish School Board were often difficult for plaintiffs to prove due to their subtle nature and thus needed protection under law so they would not go unchecked or unpunished. Ultimately, Justice Marshall concluded his dissent by urging reversal on behalf of all students who have been subjected to similar forms of discrimination throughout America’s educational system over time.