Us Code § 1758 - Reasonable time for developing voluntary school desegregation plans following detailed notice of violations
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§ 1758. Reasonable time for developing voluntary school desegregation plans following detailed notice of violations
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.
(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, §259, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 521.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
CHAPTER 40—CONSOLIDATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER I—LIBRARIES, LEARNING RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, AND SUPPORT
Part A—General Provisions
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