UNITED STATES v. LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

Civ. A. No. H2216(L).

606 F.Supp. 820 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Shueanda Bryant, et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division.

November 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Griggins, Mendenhall, Miss., for plaintiff.

Kenneth A. Rutherford, Susan L. Runnels, Thomas Price, Alston, Jones & Davis, Jackson, Miss., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

In 1967, the United States brought suit against Lawrence County School District to enjoin discrimination on the basis of race in the public school system. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered orders in November of 1969 requiring desegregation of the county schools. In implementing the orders, the school district established three...

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