Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

pupils. If any child. enrolled in
such school. cannot be reas-
signed to another public school,
the Governor is authorized to-
make available an education or
tuition grant to that child, such
grant to be expended in nom
sectarian private schools only.
Shift Of Control
Whenever it appears to the
Governor that any school which
has been closed under these con-
ditions can be reopened, the
Governor is authorized to return
such school to the operation
and control of the local school
board.
I Notwithstanding the pro-
visions Of this act, If the local
school board or governing body
certifleS to the Governor by res
olution that such school cannot
be reopened or reorganized. the
school shall again be reopened
and become part of the public
school system of that locality.
However. if this action is taken
and the school is operated on an
integrated basis, all state funds
would be withheld from the en-
tire school system under the
provisions of House Bill /. This
bill IS effective Immediately.
lib SO takes all pupil assign
ments out Of the local school
board and places assignments in
the hands of a three-man place
ment board on the State level.
1t IS expected that the State
Placement oBard will have local
agents act for it. Protests with
respect to assignments may be
made by a parent to the State
Placement Board and appeals
therefrom may be taken to the
governor, and thereafter to the
courts. This act will not become
effective for 80 days. In theory.
this act will be the first to come
into play.
Points Out Possible Result
HB77, which is known as the
School Receivership Bill, comes
into play when and if all schools
in an area are colsed down either
oecal Sc State money is with
drawn or because the local situa-
ton has reached the point where
the public school system cannot
be operated. Under those cir
cumstances, upon request of the
local governing body, the Gen
eral Assembly takes over the
schools in that school system and
the governor proceeds to operate
them as part of a State school
system. This act will not become
effective for 80 days and it is
unlikely that it will be of ma
terial Importance to Arlington.
1t would appear that the first
act which will affect Arlington
will be lib So, which is the pupil
assignment plan. Thereafter, if
one or more schools are inte-
grated under compulsion of
court order. then SD 56 will OPP
crate and those schools will be
closed If the closed schools are
reopened on an integrated basis
at the request of the governing
body or the school board. then
State funds will be withheld
under lib / The locality could
then conduct those schools on an
lntegrated basis. The State as
signment law would, however.
govern all pupil placements. Par
ents Of children who did not
wish them to attend an inte-
grated school would be entitled
to tuition grants.
Should the community not be
able or willing. to operate its
schools out of local funds. the
local governing body could notify
the Governor and request that
tie schools be taken over and
operated by the State as a part
Of State school system.
II the Governors placement
plan IS held by the courts to be
IN conflict with the withholding
plan. then schools in Arlington
would be integrated and there isl
nothing In thses laws TO control
the amount Of indignation which
could occur.