 According to "Lau v. Nichols", 414 U.S. 563 (1974), a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, school districts in this country are required to take the necessary actions in order to provide students who do not speak English as their first language the ability to overcome the educational barriers associated with not being able to properly comprehend what is being taught to them.Castañeda argued that there was no way to sufficiently measure the Raymondville Independent School District's approach to overcoming this barrier.The "Castañeda v. Pickard" case was tried, and on August 17, 1978, the court system ultimately ruled in favor of the Raymondville Independent School District, stating they had not violated any of the Castañeda children's constitutional or statutory rights.