COUSIN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC.

No. 80-3126 Summary Calendar.

648 F.2d 293 (1981)

Warren G. COUSIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HOUSTON MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

June 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Mayfield, Tupelo, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Armis Hawkins, Houston, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

I. Background Of Facts

Prior to the 1970-71 school year, a segregated school system operating under the freedom of choice plan existed in Houston, Mississippi. Pursuant to a mutual agreement in the summer of 1969, the predominantly Black Chickasaw County School, grades 1-12, merged with the Houston Municipal Separate School System (HMSSS) and was renamed Westside High School. However, during the 1969-70 school year, the...

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