legal defense fund believes they have a case even if the principal says she was trying to do the right thing. >> the concerns about one's child being the lonely only are sincerely felt concerns. um, but be that as it may, the law is what it is and does not permit children to be assigned to classrooms based on race. >> reporter: in a statement to cnn, brisco's attorney said she was extremely concerned about the recent allegations of wrongdoing. given that this is an active investigation, however, ms. brisco is limited in what information she can share right now but is looking forward to telling her side of the story at the appropriate time and place. >> in her response, she is saying she wanted to build community. do you think that this was done in good faith on her part? >> um, i don't know because, for me, full stop, it's illegal. so i can't really get past if it was in good faith because it really doesn't matter at that