A CRISIS INVOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POWERS ON THE DECISION OF DESEGREGATION RESULTED IN CLOSURE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HARASSMENT OF CITIZENS, UNCHECKED VIOLENCE, UNJUST TREATMENT OF CITIZENS, AND GENERAL DISORDER OF THE COMMUNITY. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS BOARD TO AVOID SITUATIONS AS ENCOUNTERED IN NEW ORLEANS INCLUDE-- A CLARIFICATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES, PROTECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD CAPACITY TO ACT, PROTECTION OF INNOCENT PARTIES, POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE ACTION DECISIONS, AND CAREFUL STUDY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION ON DESEGREGATION.