Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1758 Reasonable time for developing voluntary school desegregation plans following detailed notice of violations
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 39— - EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › § 1758
Summary
Federal courts or officers cannot order enforcement or changes to desegregation plans to fix denials of equal educational opportunity or equal protection. They must first give the affected school district notice and time to make a voluntary plan with community input.
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Title 20, §1758
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Notwithstanding any other law or provision of law, no court or officer of the United States shall enter, as a remedy for a denial of equal educational opportunity or a denial of equal protection of the laws, any order for enforcement of a plan of desegregation or modification of a court-approved plan, until such time as the local educational agency to be affected by such order has been provided notice of the details of the violation and given a reasonable opportunity to develop a voluntary remedial plan. Such time shall permit the local educational agency sufficient opportunity for community participation in the development of a remedial plan.
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Effective Date
Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380, set out as a note under section 1221–1 of this title.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1758
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73