20 USC § 1704 - Balance not required

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title: "20 USC § 1704 - Balance not required"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1704"
section_name: "Balance not required"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "Unlawful Practices"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 205, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 515.)"
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# § 1704. Balance not required

The failure of an educational agency to attain a balance, on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin, of students among its schools shall not constitute a denial of equal educational opportunity, or equal protection of the laws.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 205, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 515.)

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