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Sat 06 Jun 2007Ruling in US on school race issue criticisedUS:Civil rights activists, educators and Democratic politicians have condemned a supreme court ruling that schools cannot use a student's race as a criterion for ensuring diversity in schools. In a five to four vote, the court outlawed schemes in Seattle and Louisville, Kentucky, aimed at ensuring that schools do not "re-segregate" on racial lines.The schemes are similar to hundreds around the US and schools and education boards were yesterday considering what they could now do to ensure that public schools remain ethnically diverse.