§ 1701. Congressional declaration of policy

• (a) The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States that—
  • (1) all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin; and
  • (2) the neighborhood is the appropriate basis for determining public school assignments.
• (b) In order to carry out this policy, it is the purpose of this subchapter to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system.