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SMITH v. BD. OF EDUC. OF PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SCHOOL

No. 13-1816.

769 F.3d 566 (2014)

A.D. SMITH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed October 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Winfred Walker, Sr. , argued, Little Rock, AR, ( Terrence Cain , Little Rock, on the brief), AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

George Jay Bequette, Jr. , argued, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In 1987, the majority white Palestine school district and the majority African-American Wheatley school district, both located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, voluntarily consolidated into the Palestine-Wheatley School District (the "District"), while continuing to operate elementary and secondary schools in both communities. In 1989, Wheatley school children, their parents, and other interested parties (the "Wheatley plaintiffs") sued the District...

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