Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60
§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
Federal courts and officials cannot order a school district to start or change a desegregation plan until the district is told the details of the violation and given reasonable time to make a voluntary fix. That time must let the community take part in making the plan.
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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 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60