U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1971

Doris Edwards v. Greenville Municipal Separate School District

Doris Edwards v. Greenville Municipal Separate School District
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 11, 1971 · Thornberry, Coleman, Clark
443 F.2d 1177; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9642 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Doris Edwards v. Greenville Municipal Separate School District

Opinion

BY THE COURT:

On motion of the appellees filed April 28, 1971, it is ordered that the judgment of the District Court in this case as it relates to student assignment is vacated and the cause remanded in order that the District Court may require the school board, in such particulars as may be necessary, to submit and implement a student assignment plan that complies with the principles set forth in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L. Ed.2d 554 (1971), insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this appeal.

The District Court shall require the school boards to file semi-annual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 433 F.2d 611, 618-19.

Vacated and remanded with direction.

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