The use of court-ordered busing to desegregate the public schools : legal aspects of actions by the United States Supreme Court
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- James Frank Causby (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Joseph E. Bryson
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to present a historical perspective and legal basis for court-ordered busing to desegregate the public schools. The study examined pertinent Supreme Court decisions which dealt with de jure and de facto segregated school systems as well as the possibility of a limited return to neighborhood schools. Emphasis was placed on the evolution of decisions of the United States Supreme Court as those decisions mirrored attitudinal and societal changes in America. The findings of this study were: (1) the United States Supreme Court has consistently ruled against any school system in which de jure segregation has been found to exist, (2) in de facto segregation cases the Supreme Court required some busing as a punitive remedy, (3) if the Court found that an "intent" to segregate was present in a school system the "extent" of the remedy imposed by the Court often included extensive busing, (4) if a school system has been declared unitary its only responsibility is then to avoid illegal segregation, and (5) there is a trend for the Supreme Court to allow a return to neighborhood schools under proper circumstances.
The use of court-ordered busing to desegregate the public schools : legal aspects of actions by the United States Supreme Court
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1988
- Subjects
- Busing for school integration $x Law and legislation
- Segregation in education $x Law and legislation
- Segregation in education $z United States