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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Devna Bose and Leonardo Bevilacqua

Leake County schools in Mississippi released from decades-long desegregation order

Mississippi Schools Desegregation - (Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today)

After more than half a century, Leake County schools have been released from a federal order that monitored and prevented racial discrimination within the district.

That means a judge will no longer oversee Leake County School District to ensure Black students get equal access to a quality education.

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