Appellant's application for open enrollment was timely-filed, but was denied under the District's open enrollment/dese-gregation policy. J'Nae is a white student. Her attendance center (Grant Wood) has been closed to open enrollment because the departure of non-minority students from the school would adversely affect the District's efforts to balance the minority/non-minority ratio. In her affidavit of appeal, Appellant states that "J'Nae has been denied because of the'Desegregation-Integration Plan' which I know nothing about." Therefore, she filed this appeal with the State Board.

Iowa Code ?282.18(4)(1993). It is apparent that the general assembly's language reflects a priority for a public policy in favor of continued desegregation over a public policy in favor of parental choice.

Finding no basis in law or fact in which to overturn the Board, the decision to deny Appellant's application for open enrollment for J'Nae Peterman is recommended for affirmance.

That the decision of the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Directors to deny open enrollment for J'Nae Peterman was affirmed.