 The Court recognized that seeking diversity and avoiding racial isolation are compelling state interests.However, the Court struck down both school districts' assignment plans, finding that the plans were not sufficiently "narrowly tailored," a legal term that suggests that the means or method being employed (in this case, a student assignment plan based on individualized racial classifications) is closely and narrowly tied to the ends (the stated goals of achieving diversity and/or avoiding racial isolation).The "Parents Involved" decision was a "split decision."