McNeal v. Tate County School District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI DELTA DIVISION KELLY MCNEAL, et al. PLAINTIFFS V. NO. 2:70-CV-29-DMB TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER This school desegregation case is before the Court on the Tate County School District’s petition to close Coldwater High School. For the reasons explained below, the School District’s petition will be conditionally granted subject to its ability to show Coldwater’s closure will not place an inequitable transportation burden on the School District’s African-American students. I Relevant Procedural…