The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed a lawsuit against a controversial Minneapolis Public Schools policy that requires the district to skip over minority teachers when deciding whom to layoff.

Citing a lack of legal standing, the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Minneapolis homeowner who alleged her property taxes were being illegally used by Minneapolis Public Schools because of a provision in its teachers contract which included protections for minority educators.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a Minneapolis taxpayer does not have standing to challenge a provision in the Minneapolis Public Schools teacher union contract aimed at protecting teachers of color during layoffs.

Minnesota’s high court on Wednesday turned aside a lawsuit alleging Minneapolis schools racially discriminate against white teachers to protect teachers of color, overturning an earlier ruling by the state appeals court.