42 USC 2000c-2 – Technical assistance in preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans for desegregation of public schools
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The Secretary is authorized, upon the application of any school board, State, municipality, school district, or other governmental unit legally responsible for operating a public school or schools, to render technical assistance to such applicant in the preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans for the desegregation of public schools. Such technical assistance may, among other activities, include making available to such agencies information regarding effective methods of coping with special educational problems occasioned by desegregation, and making available to such agencies personnel of the Department of Education or other persons specially equipped to advise and assist them in coping with such problems.
Terms Used In 42 USC 2000c-2
- 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. See 42 USC 2000c
- Public school: means any elementary or secondary educational institution, and "public college" means any institution of higher education or any technical or vocational school above the secondary school level, provided that such public school or public college is operated by a State, subdivision of a State, or governmental agency within a State, or operated wholly or predominantly from or through the use of governmental funds or property, or funds or property derived from a governmental source. See 42 USC 2000c
- School board: means any agency or agencies which administer a system of one or more public schools and any other agency which is responsible for the assignment of students to or within such system. See 42 USC 2000c
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See 42 USC 2000c
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7