A federal judge in Kansas City rejected...
A federal judge in Kansas City rejected a desegregation plan that would have consolidated the predominantly black Kansas City School District with 11 predominantly white suburban districts. U.S. District Judge Russell G. Clark ordered the district to draw up a new proposal that would involve only schools within the district’s boundaries. However, he said the school district plan was “thorough and thoughtful” and said it could be included in an appeal in the eight-year-old desegregation lawsuit.
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