BRYANT v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.

No. 66 Civ. 3277.

274 F.Supp. 270 (1967)

Timothy BRYANT by Glendon Bryant, his parent and next friend et al., Plaintiffs, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

September 27, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for defendants; Simon H. Rifkind, Edward N. Costikyan, Gerald D. Stern, Robert L. Laufer, New York City, of counsel.

Paul B. Zuber, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y., for plaintiffs.


OPINION

FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge:

Plaintiffs, the parents of Negro school children in the City of Mount Vernon suing on their behalf, seek a decree (1) enjoining defendants the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools from maintaining a "neighborhood school policy" pursuant to which it is alleged plaintiffs are assigned to schools on the basis of race; and (2) directing defendants to adopt a plan resulting in the assignment of...

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