A long-running western Tennessee school desegregation case is set to go before a judge, who will decide whether to end the legal wrangling.
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — A long-running western Tennessee school desegregation case is set to go before a judge, who will decide whether to end the legal wrangling. The Jackson Sun reports that attorneys involved in the Jackson-Madison County Schools’ case have jointly filed motion requesting that unitary status be granted on the issue of student assignment. Last year, U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. granted partial unitary status for transportation, facilities, faculty assignment and extracurricular activities. In the motion, officials state that the school system has become nearly 60 percent black, making it more difficult to racially balance schools within the court approved range. Two of the plaintiffs in the case have sent letters asking that the judge not grant full unitary status now. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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