USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #3554- Renee Patrice Gilliam vs. School Board of the City of Hopewell, Virginia, et al
| Creator | USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division |
| Description | As of fall 1971, the defendant had achieved a desegregated school system as it pertained to its student body’s racial composition; school assignment was based on geographic criteria solely. The question arose over whether the newly desegregated school, located far from predominately black neighborhoods, made it more difficult for these students to attend school. The necessity and availability of the District’s partially-subsidized transportation system came into question. The defendant claimed that attendance had not been affected by this alleged issue and that they fully complied with the court-mandated desegregation plan. The plaintiff argued that the defense bears the burden of ensuring that the newly integrated students have every opportunity to receive an education. Any student who lives an excess of one mile from the school they attend ought to be provided free transportation, the plaintiff argued. In referencing other cases, as the defense provided no estimates of their own, the Court deemed that the financial burden of $54.60/student/yr. for school bus riders was not excessive for the District, which boasted a $4 million budget that year. The District was forced to provide free busing. |
| Call number | Civil Action Case #3554 |
| Date from | 1962 |
| Date to | 1973 |
| Geographic school | Prince George County, VA |
| Size | 1 Box |
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| Repository | NARA Mid-Atlantic Region |
| Repository address | 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 |
| Repository contact name | David Weber |
| Repository contact title | Director, Records Management Program |
| Repository contact email | philadelphia.reference@nara.gov |
| Repository contact phone | (215) 305-2000 |
| DoveRegion | (outside of Virginia) |
| Subjects | o African American students
o Busing for school integration o Public schools o School children o School integration o United States. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) |
| Types | o Correspondence
o Legal documents o Reports |