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Download full textEgerton, John – 1973
On January 24, 1973, the city public school system of Memphis, Tennessee, began implementing the initial phase of a court-ordered desegregation, and 65 buses--the first ever used in Memphis--rolled through the city streets. What is the significance of the events of January 24 there? What are the implications for urban school systems elsewhere in…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Caughey, John; Caughey, LaRee – 1973
The contents of this case study, on the perpetuation of segregation in the American city and a participant's narrative of Los Angeles' 10-year debate and struggle, 70-day trial and court order which was promptly bottled up by appeal, are organized in 13 parts as follows: (1) "The Segregating of the Los Angeles Schools"; (2)…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, Decentralization, Desegregation Effects
DeMont, Roger, Ed.; And Others – 1973
This monograph summarizes recent developments in school law in the areas of school segregation, school finance, and interdistrict integration in order to project future developments in these areas. The content of this publication has been taken in part from transcripts of a conference on law and public education. (Detroit, Michigan, October 27,…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Conference Reports, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – 1977
The practical aspects of planning and successfully implementing a busing program for school desegregation are emphasized in this guide. The author points out that school districts that don't wait for a court order to start planning school desegregation stand a much better chance of smooth implementation. From interviews with school administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bus Transportation, Busing, Communication (Thought Transfer)
WRIGHT, J. SKELLY – 1967
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXCERPTS FROM THE OPINION HANDED DOWN IN THE "HOBSON V. HANSEN" CASE. A SUIT HAD BEEN FILED IN 1966 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS WHICH CHARGED THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS DISCRIMINATING UNCONSTITUTIONALLY AGAINST NEGROES AND POOR CHILDREN ON BOTH DE JURE AND DE FACTO…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Black Students, Board of Education Policy, Bus Transportation
Upton, James; And Others – 1978
This paper examines community responses to court-ordered desegregation in Louisville, Boston, Denver, and Dallas. Background information is provided on the implementation of desegregation, court decisions affecting desegregation, reactions to desegregation and busing, and the influence of social structures, political traditions, and prevailing…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Court Litigation
Freedom House Inst. on Schools and Education, Roxbury, MA. – 1975
The initial black community response to the desegregation plan submitted by the School Department is contained in this document. The principal purpose is to make clear to the court that in evaluating this plan, or any other, improvements in the quality of schooling is sought. Efforts to rid the Boston schools of discriminatory pupil placement are…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Education, Black Influences, Black Leadership
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Topeka, KS. – 1973
This volume contains 20 conference speeches that cover a wide spectrum of legal issues and professional problems, such as (1) the rights of nontenured teachers to due process in nonrenewal cases; (2) the legal ramifications of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972; (3) the authority of Congress to limit the jurisdiction of federal courts;…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Contracts, Court Litigation, Due Process
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1970
This document is the text of the brief for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, October 1970. The statement of the motion to file brief is followed by the brief and argument comprising (1) the present state of the law; (2) the "root and branch" of the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bus Transportation, Community Schools, Court Litigation
McKay, Robert B. – 1975
Congressional attempts to curb the power of the Federal courts in the area of school desegregation date largely from the Supreme Court's decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in 1971. It is a response to the court's approval in that case of busing as a remedy that may in some circumstances be used to alleviate the effects…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Constitutional History, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1972
This document contains statements by educators, government officials, constitutional experts, and concerned citizens and groups concerning House Joint Resolution 620, other proposed amendments to the constitution, and legislative measures relating to the assignment and transportation of school pupils. The joint resolutions and proposals take…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Forsythe, Ralph A. – 1969
To determine the historical-legal development and current legal status of pupil transportation as practiced in U.S. public schools, State constitutional provisions, State legislation, and court decisions related to pupil transportation are analyzed. Legal constraints affecting the following areas of pupil transportation programs are reviewed: (1)…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Bus Transportation, Constitutional History, Contracts
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Topeka, KS. – 1972
This book, the official meeting transcript, contains papers that analyze current problems and suggest future trends. Two education professors and an attorney discuss and analyze the Swann vs Mecklenburg school desegregation case. Another attorney, through a discussion of Serrano vs Priest, takes a look into the future of equal protection cases in…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
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JUDGE JAMES SKELLY WRIGHT'S DECISION IN THE HOBSON V. HANSEN SCHOOL SEGREGATION CASE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS EXAMINED IN SEVERAL SHORT ARTICLES. JUDGE WRIGHT HELD THAT THE 1954 SUPREME COURT SCHOOL DESEGREGATION DECREE EXTENDS TO DE FACTO AS WELL AS TO DE JURE SEGREGATION. HE RULED THAT SUBSTANDARD EDUCATION OF THE POOR IS DISCRIMINATORY,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, De Facto Segregation
Felice, Lawrence G. – 1975
This study evaluates the effects of busing on the subsequent achievement performance of bused black students. Differences in achievement gains or losses are hypothesized as being both a function of bused students attitudes toward busing and desegregation and of the interracial climate of acceptance in the receiving schools. Findings from data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Attitudes, Bus Transportation
