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For financially distressed school districts, AB 1912 mandates not only a demographic description of the schools being considered for closure, but also an analysis of projected demographic shifts after closure and a determination of whether or not a closure decision disproportionately impacts any particular demographic group.54

In other words, it is not sufficient under AB 1912 for a school district to simply acknowledge, for example, that a closure decision affects many Black students. And, consistent with anti-discrimination laws discussed above in subsection B, a disproportionality analysis must also address the following:

•   Whether a closure plan disproportionately impacts students of a certain race, color, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation;

•   If it does, whether the closure plan chosen is necessary to meet legitimate, educational goals (if it is not necessary, it cannot go forward);