A statute of State A permits school districts to determine whether or not they will provide bus transportation for students. The statute provides that school districts electing to furnish such transportation must finance half the resulting costs by taxing the families of students who are transported, and requires the state to provide "matching funds" upon application by the school district. The Orange School District decided for transportation for their students. It was considering a policy which would prohibit school buses from traveling on unpaved roads. Parents of school children who reside on unpaved roads in the Orange School District objected to the proposed policy, arguing that it would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The school district requested an advisory opinion from the state Supreme Court under the state Judicial Code. If the state Supreme Court issues an advisory opinion determining that the School District's policy is constitutional, and if the parents seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court, may the U.S. Supreme Court properly review the state court's decision? Question 8Select one: a. No, since a request for an advisory opinion does not satisfy the "case or controversy" requirement of the U.S. Constitution. b. No, unless State A receives federal funds for the transportation of pupils. c. Yes, unless the decision rests on an adequate state ground. d. Yes, since the state court found the policy to be vali