School Law Links
Ch.5 School
Desegregation
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) U.S.
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De jure separation
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Separate but Equal
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School segregation is legal
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (I ) (1954)
U.S.
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“Separate but equal has no place”
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Separate educational facilities are unequal
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Segregation is a denial of the protection of the
laws.
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Unconstitutional and violates the 14th
Amendment
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Doesn’t address how to end racial discrimination
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (II) (1955)
U.S.
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Attempts to address how to end racial discrimination
in public schools
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Local school authorities given responsibility for
fashioning desegregation plans
Sheff v. O’neill
(1999) Connecticut
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School District Complied w/ new laws
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De facto racial, ethnic, and economic segregation in
a school district violated equal educational opportunities
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In order to receive state funding, interdistrict
programs must promote diversity as well as academic improvement