Published Online: June 18, 2003
Published in Print: June 18, 2003, as Dallas Schools Released From Court Oversight

Dallas Schools Released From Court Oversight

By Catherine Gewertz

A federal judge has released the Dallas public schools from 32 years of court-ordered desegregation. In doing so, he commended the district for the progress its minority students have made, but warned that it needs to remain vigilant if it is to continue on its path toward equitable education.

The 21 black and Latino plaintiffs who filed the class action in 1970 had hoped to delay the end of court oversight for a few years. But U.S. District Judge Barefoot Sanders said in his June 5 ruling that such oversight of the Dallas Independent School District was no longer...

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