A School District Had to Decide Which of Two Equally

question 11

Multiple Choice

A school district had to decide which of two equally qualified,equally senior employees to lay off.Invoking its affirmative action plan,the district retained an African-American and laid off the white teacher.The court would rule that:

• A)Title VII was violated because there was no evidence that African-Americans were underutilized as teachers and affirmative action cannot be used to make layoff decisions
• B)Title VII was violated because diversity is not a compelling government interest necessitating consideration of race
• C)Title VII was not violated because using race as a "tie-breaker" is a lawful form of affirmative action
• D)Title VII was not violated because the school district demonstrated that the layoff was the only way to maintain a faculty that reflected the racial composition of the student body
• E)Title VII was not violated because the layoff was only temporary and did not excessively burden the white teacher

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