What was the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education regarding school segregation?

The outcome of Brown v. Board of Education was significant in that it declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This landmark Supreme Court case determined that "separate but equal" educational facilities were inherently unequal, thus violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

While the case primarily focused on racial integration, it did not directly establish the right to sue for misplacement, particularly in the context of educational placements for students with disabilities. Instead, it set a precedent for the desegregation of schools, which then influenced subsequent cases and legislation related to the education of students with disabilities.

The correct understanding of the case's impact lies in its commitment to equality in education—prompting schools to integrate and not to segregate students based on race, which subsequently encouraged further legal advances toward inclusion and rights for all students, including those with disabilities. This shift laid the groundwork for later laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that aimed to protect the rights of students with disabilities in educational settings.