Reading Room Document

Does the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1972 permit a "Rollback" of court‐ordered or agency‐induced busing or desegregation already in effect at the time of its enactment?

This opinion concluded that the proposed Equal Educational Opportunities Act would likely permit educational agencies to reopen court desegregation orders, and once reopened, the orders would have comply with the substantive provisions of the Act prioritizing different forms of desegregation and curtailing the use of busing to achieve integration. The OLC recommended amending the bill to clarify whether existing desegregation orders should be reopened under the Act.

April 10, 1972