McNeal v. Tate County School District (1975)

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A recently desegregated school district implemented an ability testing-based classroom tracking plan. The plan resulted in lower-level classes that were all-black and advanced classes that were all-white. The Fifth Circuit Court determined that the grouping plan resulted in de jure resegregation, and that since other grouping plans can be used without such an effect, the plan was unconstititional.