Case Name: David McFarland, Parent and Next Friend of Stephen and Daniel McFarland, et al. v. Jefferson County
Abstract: Plaintiffs sued the Jefferson County Public Schools (“JCPS”) and School Superintendent Stephen Daeschner, alleging that their rights under the Equal Protection Clause to the U.S. Constitution were violated when their children were denied admission to certain public schools under the current JCPS student assignment plan. The JCPS plan uses racial guidelines as one factor in determining student placement at all JCPS schools, except for the magnet schools at Central, duPont Manual (including the Youth Performing Arts School), the Brown School, and Brandeis Elementary. The racial guidelines state that the Black student population at each public school must be between 15