Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1758 Reasonable Time for Developing Voluntary School Desegregation Plans Following Detailed Notice of Violations
Title 20 › CHAPTER 39 — EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › SUBCHAPTER II — ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › § 1758
Summary
Regardless of other laws, no federal court or official may force or change a desegregation plan for unequal schooling until the local school district is told the specific violation and given enough time to make a voluntary fix 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102