Document: 382 U.S. 103 86 S.Ct. 224 15 L.Ed.2d 187 Carolyn BRADLEY et al.v.SCHOOL BOARD, CITY OF RICHMOND, VA., al. Renee Patrice GILLIAM v. SCHOOL HOPEWELL, Nos. 415, 416. Decided Nov. 15, 1965. Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, S. W. Tucker and Henry L. Marsh for petitioners. J. Elliott Drinard T. Wickham, respondents School Board, City of Richmond, Va., others. Frederick Gray, Hopewell, PER CURIAM. 1 The petitions writs certiorari to the Court Appeals Fourth Circuit are granted purpose deciding whether it is proper approve school desegregation plans without considering, at a full evidentiary hearing, impact on those faculty allocation an alleged racial basis. We hold that erred in both these cases this regard, 345 F.2d 310, 319—321; 325, 328. 2 Plans desegregating public systems Hopewell Virginia, were approved by District Eastern Virginia inquiry into petitioners' contention basis rendered inadequate under principles Brown Board Education, 347 483, 74 686, 98 L.Ed. 873. Appeals, while recognizing standing petitioners, as parents pupils, raise contention, declined decide its merits because no hearings had been held issue. But instead remanding such prior final approval plans, '(w)hether when be matters with respect which * has large measure discretion,' reasoned follows: 3 'When direct measures employed eliminate all discrimination assignment may defer appropriateness supplemental until effect sufficiency ones determined. possible relation reassignment teachers protection constitutional rights pupils need not determined speculative. When eliminated, expected follow patterns established schools. An earlier judicial requirement general teaching administrative personnel considered detrimental effects order upon administration schools efficiency their staffs can appraised along aid pupils.' 320—321. 4 petitioners entitled contention. There merit suggestion between adequacy entirely Nor we perceive any reason postponing hearings: Each plan operation least one academic year; suits pending several years; more than decade passed since directed facilities 'with deliberate speed,' 349 294, 301, 75 753, 756, 99 1083. Delays longer tolerable. Goss 373 683, 689, 83 1405, 1409, 10 632; Calhoun Latimer, 377 263, 264—265, 84 1235, 1236, 12 288; see Watson Memphis, 526, 1314, 529. 5 judgments vacated remanded consistent opinion. We, course, express views submitted, nor further review precluded following hearings. 6 Vacated remanded.

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