Plaintiffs are represented by twelve KC area students. Analysis in Kansas City Times describes background and information between 1977-1984. U.S. District Judge Russell G. Clark dismisses all eleven suburban school districts from KC suit. Judge Clark officially ends Desegregation trial. Judge Clark finds school district to continually suffer effects of pre-1954 segregation, which State of Missouri has failed to correct.
District court enters series of remedy orders, including voluntary busing.
Establishment of Desegregation Monitoring Committee. Judge Clark approves most of Kansas City School District's plan to upgrade three magnet school programs. School levy tax increase fails third time. Judge Clark orders most district schools converted to magnet schools. Assigned to post in May, 1987.