Can you imagine, for instance, Mississippi populating
their public schools based on the incomes of the families?
It would be segregation by other means and banned by the feds.
Oh I should have been clearer. The district uses family income as a way of making the schools reflect the county’s population. School choice zones can get pretty wide spread to make sure one race or ethnic group does not have a super majority. It achieves integration without having to go by race.
You may find this interesting. It gives the background of the court order and the lifting of it.
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/977/1202/2399898/