FILE - U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate smiles, Aug. 19, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, Wingate ruled that the Meridian Public School District can come out from under federal supervision in a decades-old desegregation lawsuit. – A majority-Black Mississippi school district received a judge's approval Tuesday to shed federal supervision in a decades-old desegregation lawsuit that included a 2013 order to move away fromU.S.
Attorneys for the Justice Department and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund said Tuesday that they had no objection to Wingate granting “unitary status” to the Meridian schools, a designation that shows the district has eliminated vestiges of prior segregation and no longer needs federal supervision.
Wingate, 76, who is Black, said he grew up in segregated Mississippi and remembers being treated harshly when his high school basketball team from Jackson went to Meridian to compete. He said he would allow the Meridian schools to leave federal oversight only if he believed that was the right move for the students and the community.
Nancy S. Walton, who identified herself as white, wrote:"Overall, I feel as if the culture and climate of our school has changed for the better. Students feel more inclusive and form relationships with teachers .”
Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: KPRC2 - 🏆 80. / 68 Read more »
Source: sdut - 🏆 5. / 95 Read more »
Source: KIRO7Seattle - 🏆 271. / 63 Read more »
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »