Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1651 Prohibition Against Assignment or Transportation of Students to Overcome Racial Imbalance
Title 20 › CHAPTER 37 — ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › § 1651
Summary
The law says schools do not have to move or reassign students or teachers to try to fix racial imbalance.
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Title 20, §1651
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No provision of this Act shall be construed to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–318, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 235, known as the Education
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of 1972. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.
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20 U.S.C. § 1651
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102