Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-06-29
Citations: 445 F.2d 1330
Docket Number: No. 30409
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 445
Pages: 1330–1331

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 30409.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 29, 1971.
Coleman, Circuit Judge, dissented and filed opinion.
Jerris Leonard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Brian K. Landsberg, Ross L. Connealy, Civ. Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles S. White-Spunner, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.
McDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen., State of Ala., Maury D. Smith, Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellees.
Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The judgment of the district court is vacated. The case is remanded with the direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a student assignment plan (along with a majority to minority transfer provision) that complies with the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554.
The district court is also directed to implement fully the provisions of our decisions in Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, 5 Cir, 1970, 419 F.2d 1211 and 425 F.2d 1211 (en banc), relating to desegregation of faculty and other staff, transportation, school construction and site selection, and attendance outside the system of residence.
The district court shall require the school board to file semi-annual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir. 1970, 433 F.2d 611, 618-619.
Vacated and remanded with directions.