Appellants filed timely applications for their non-minority children to open enroll out of the Des Moines District for the 2002-2003 school year, during which all of the children will be kindergartners. Appellants seek reversal of decisions of the Board of Directors [hereinafter "the Board"] of the District made on January 22, February 5, and February 19, 2002, which denied their applications for open enrollment out of the District beginning in the 2002-2003 school year. The applications were denied on the basis that the departure of these students from the District would have an adverse effect on the District's desegregation plan.

The facts in the record at the appeal hearing do not show that the District's policy was inappropriately or incorrectly applied to the facts of any individual student's case. The administrative law judge found that the Board's decisions to deny these applications were reasonable and in the best interest of education.

That the decisions of the Board of Directors of the Des Moines Independent Community School District made on January 22, 2002; February 5, 2002; and February 19, 2002, denying open enrollment for Appellants' children, are hereby recommended for affirmance.