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Suffolk schools end court‑ordered race‑based student assignment after DOJ dismissal; families to be notified
Summary
The U.S. District Court dismissed the decades‑old desegregation case, ending Suffolk Public Schools' majority‑to‑minority (M‑to‑M) assignment program. District leaders outlined student counts by school, a waiver process for out‑of‑zone attendance, and transportation changes for affected families.
The Suffolk City School Board on Feb. 12 announced that a U.S. District Court has dismissed with prejudice the longstanding desegregation lawsuit that led to the district’s majority‑to‑minority (M‑to‑M) student assignment program, and that the program will end.
School board attorney Waller told the board the dismissal follows a motion filed by the Department of Justice and the school board on Sept. 3, 2025, and the court’s subsequent order. "The case has now been dismissed and the case has been closed by the court," Waller said during the meeting, adding that the dismissal means Suffolk Public Schools may no longer operate a race‑based student assignment program.
Superintendent John B. Gordon III and Chief of…
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