UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY ET AL., KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
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The court held that the district court must reconsider the consent decree in light of established principles and fully implement uniform desegregation provisions.
This case involves a school board's consent decree concerning desegregation. The district court's order is under review.…
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BY THE COURT:
The order of the district court under review is vacated and the cause is remanded with direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to reconsider the consent decree in the light of the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554, insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this case.
The district court is also directed to implement fully the uniform provisions of our decision in Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District (en banc), 5 Cir., 1970, 419 F. 2d 1211; Id., 425 F. 2d 1211, insofar as said uniform provisions relate to desegregation of faculty and other staff, majority to minority transfer policy, transportation, school construction and site selection, and attendance outside system of residence. See also Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 432 F. 2d 875.
The district court shall require the school board to file semiannual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 433 F. 2d 611, at 618-619.
The mandate shall issue forthwith.
Vacated and remanded with direction.
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- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ., 402 U.S. 1 (U.S. 1971)
- Singleton v. Jackson Mun. Separate Sch. Dist., 419 F.2d 1211 (5th Cir. 1969)
- United States v. Hinds Cnty. Sch. Bd., 433 F.2d 611 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Carter v. W. Feliciana Parish Sch. Bd., 432 F.2d 875 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Singleton v. Jackson Mun. Separate Sch. Dist., 425 F.2d 1211 (5th Cir. 1970)