[Kevin]

You're mistaken in that you assume racial diversity is the most important type of diversity and that racial quotas are even a minimally effective method of achieving diversity. That approach seems a little short-sighted to me.

The goal of diversity in itself seems a bit odd to begin with. What exactly is the goal here? To have different colored kids in the classroom? What does that accomplish?

It seems to me that there are plenty of non-racial methods which could be used to achieve diversity. For example, if a school district's goal is diversity, they could admit based on a student's socioeconomic background, their neighborhood, etc.

The thought that race is determinative of whether or not one is diverse from the majority in a successful school (I'm reading this to mean that the assumption is that non-white/asian = poor) is itself a racist approach. I may be building a bit of a straw man here, but if there is some other assumption folks are operating on, please fill me in.