school districts within southern state are funded through local property taxes. under this scheme, the value of a house determines the amount of tac to be collected. thus, higher value properties are taxed at a greater rate than lower value properties. with more tax monies available schools within the higher property tax areas spend considerably more per student than schools within the lower property areas.

The parents of a child attending a school district within an area with lower property values sue, claiming the taxation schemes discriminate unfairly in favorable of the rich. With regard to this taxation scheme, explain the standard of review under the equal protection clause