Legal Opinion
Columbus Board of Education v. Penick
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 1, 1979No. 78-610PublishedCited by 368 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The public schools of Columbus, Ohio, are highly segregated by race. .In 1976, over 32% of the 96,000 students in the system were black. About 70% of all students attended schools that were at least 80% black or 80% white. 429 F. Supp. 229, 240 (SD Ohio 1977). Half of the 172 schools were 90% black or 90% white. 583 F. 2d 787, 800 (CA6 1978). Fourteen named students in the Columbus school system brought this case on June 21, 1973, against the Columbus Board of Education, the State Board of Education, and the appropriate local and state officials.1 The second amended complaint, filed on…
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