The Hot Springs Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says it is “appalled” by a motion filed last week by Garland County’s seven public school districts seeking to end the county’s school desegregation settlement agreement, asking them in a statement to withdraw the filing.
The Hot Springs Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says it is "appalled" by a motion filed last week by Garland County s seven public school districts seeking to end the county s school desegregation settlement agreement, asking them in a statement to withdraw the filing.
HOT SPRINGS Garland County s seven public school districts filed a motion Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hot Springs to terminate the 1992 court order adopting a school desegregation settlement agreement and to be released from their obligations under it as they seek unitary status.
Garland County s seven public school districts filed a motion Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hot Springs to terminate the 1992 court order adopting a school desegregation settlement agreement and to be released from their obligations under it as they seek unitary status.
HOT SPRINGS Garland County is the only county in the state with a court-ordered school desegregation agreement in place for its seven public school districts, and while some say it may have served its purpose, proponents say the mandate needs to stay in place.