County Board of Education v. Smith

In 1957, when the County Board of Education of J ones County, acting under the statutes passed by the legis*56lature at its 1953 extraordinary session, undertook a reorganization of the county school system, there were in existence thirty-odd districts for white children. A county-wide district, covering the entire area outside of the City of Laurel, was formed with sixteen white attendance centers. The school in the Sharon community was reduced from twelve to eight grades, necessitating the assignment of its seventy three high school pupils elsewhere. Sandersville and Shady Grove Attendance…