Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education (1969)
- Docket
- 632
- Decided
- 1969-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Should the Supreme Court allow any further delay in the complete desegregation of the nations’ school? Conclusion: No. In a per curiam decision, the Supreme Court held that it was the obligation of every school district to immediately terminate any and all segregated school systems and to only operate integrated schools. Furthermore, the Supreme Court noted that the Court of Appeals should not have allowed any more motions for additional time to desegregate because, in the Court’s opinion, the standard of allowing “all deliberate speed” for desegregation was no longer constitutionally permissible.