Desegregation
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 402 U.S. 1 - Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 1971Most cited · 4,825 citing opinions
Desegregation' means the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, religion, or national origin, but 'desegregation' shall not mean the assignment of students to public schools in order to overcome racial imbalance.
United States Code
20 U.S.C. § 1720 — for the purposes of this subchapter (3 versions over time)
The term "desegregation" means desegregation as defined by section 2000c(b) of title 42.
42 U.S.C. § 2000C — as used in this subchapter
“Desegregation” means the assignment of students to public schools and within such schools without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, but “desegregation” shall not mean the assignment of students to public schools in order to overcome racial imbalance.