FILED came en rC??I1??Angeh SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2?\k COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES cuti sh rri er. BY BEATRIZ VERGARA, a minor, by Alicia Case No.: BC484642 Wartinez, as her guardian ad litem, et al, Plaintiffs, TENTATIVE DECISION US. Dept. 58 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al, Judge Rolf M. Treu Defendants CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, et al, Intervenors In accordance with California Rules of Court 3.1590, this Court now announces its Tentative Decision. The parties may rest assured that this Court carefully considered each and every point of contention proffered and the evidence supportive thereof. The fact that not every party's argument is discussed in detail below should not be taken to mean such argument was not considered. TENTATIVE DECISION Sixty years ago, in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) 347 u.s. 483, the United States Supreme Court held that public education facilities separated by race were inherently unequal, and that students subjected to such conditions were denied the equal protection of the laws under the 14? Amendment to the United States Constitution. In coming to its conclusion, the Court significantly noted: TENTATIVE DECISION 1 rma A. DBQUW Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundation