ARLENE FLAX ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
W. S. POTTS ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
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The court held that the district court must implement student and faculty assignment plans and enjoin the construction of a predominantly black school, consistent with established desegregation principles.
The case involves a school board's assignment plans and proposed school construction. The district court's prior judgment is being reviewed.…
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BY THE COURT:
The judgment of the District Court as it relates to student and faculty assignments is vacated and the cause' is remanded with directions that the District Court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a stu dent assignment plan and a faculty assignment plan that complies with 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; Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board, 5 Cir. 1970, 432 F. 2d 875; and Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, 5 Cir. 1970, 419 F. 2d 1211, insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this case.
The District Court shall require the School Board to file a semi-annual report during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir. 1970, 433 F. 2d 611, 618-619.
The judgment of the District Court as it relates to the construction of Morn-ingside School on the site proposed is vacated and the cause is remanded with directions to enjoin the School Board from proceeding with the construction of a school that would be predominantly black. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, swpra,.
Vacated and remanded with directions.
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Citator
Cited By
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Flax v. Potts, 464 F.2d 865 (5th Cir. 1972)
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Flax v. W.S. Potts, 915 F.2d 155 (5th Cir. 1990)
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Flax v. W.S. Potts, 864 F.2d 1157 (5th Cir. 1989)
Authorities Cited
- 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)