If your school has a policy like this one, please, oh, please give me a call

In what appears to be a hilariously misguided attempt at affirmative action, a Mississippi middle school had what I gather was a longstanding policy of requiring that class presidents be white, and class vice-presidents, or other class officers, be black. The mother of an Italian-Native American student took issue with the policy, wondering whether her child qualified for either post. Gawker has the story. School administrators, here's a bit of free legal advice: don't do this. (HT: ATL)