In this famous court case, Swann V. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education System, busing segregation was a major issue during this Supreme Court Case. Whites refused to let their children go on longer bus rides to go to public schools in order to integrate the public school system. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education System did not enforce that White children should be taking the school buses in order to go to different schools because they said that they should be able to go to schools that were close to their homes.
The side of Swann argued that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment was not being upheld by The Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education System. The reason for this was because the Equal Protection Clause promised that all citizens would be provided equals rights promised by the United States Constitution. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 also promised that their should be no discrimination in public accommodations, meaning that integrating buses will help put a stop to segregation in the public schools.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education System argued that the zones were created for a reason. Students go to schools based on the zones in which they live, meaning that allowing students to take longer bus rides in order to integrate the schools, would go against the school zones created by the School district. Their next legal argument, was that the schools needed to be "properly integrated". The Board of Education System said that driving these kids on longer bus rides would only hurt the idea of "properly integrating" the schools.
Both sides of this Supreme Court Case made interesting legal arguments in order to prove their points but ultimately, Swann ended up winning the Court Case. The reason for this was because the Court said that busing the White children on longer bus rides would integrate the public schools. This would help put an end to segregation in public schools.
