Question

1. mary discovered that her school was funneling black athletes entirely into basketball and football programs and white athletes into the soccer, swimming, and volleyball programs. the distribution of funds between programs was highly uneven, and classes in the schools were designed so that all athletes playing a similar sport were grouped into the same classes. which of the following supreme court cases is most relevant if mary were to file a suit against this?

roe v. wade
new jersey v. tlo
texas v. johnson
brown v. board of education

Explanation:

• Roe v. Wade: This case was about a woman's right to choose abortion (right - to - privacy). It has no relation to the issue of school - based racial discrimination in sports and class - grouping.
• New Jersey v. TLO: This case dealt with school searches and the Fourth Amendment. It is not relevant to the problem of racial discrimination in school - sponsored sports programs.
• Texas v. Johnson: This case was about the constitutionality of laws against flag - burning (First Amendment - freedom of speech). It has no connection to the described school - related racial discrimination.
• Brown v. Board of Education: This landmark case was about racial segregation in public schools. The situation described in the problem (racial - based distribution of athletes into different sports programs and possible unequal treatment) is similar to the kind of racial discrimination that the Brown case addressed. The Brown case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and ruled that racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional.

Answer:

Brown v. Board of Education