Citations
- 263 F. Supp. 2d 209
Full opinion text
GERTNER, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.213
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY. lO r — ( (M
A. The Comfort Litigation. CP rH iM
1. Parties. SO t-H (M
2. Preliminary Injunction ZO (M
3. Motions to Dismiss_ I> N
B. The Bollen Litigation. t — 1 W
III. TRIAL.218
A. Plaintiffs ’ Case.218
B. Defendants’Case_.219
1. The Administrators: . 219
2. The Parents and Students:.220
3. Defendants’ Experts:.220
C. Plaintiffs’Rebuttal.221
IV. FINDINGS OF FACT.222
A. The Racial Imbalance Act.222
B. Racial Imbalance in Lynn’s Public Schools.224
1. 1977: The First Warning.225
2. 1979: Washington, the First Magnet School.. ■.225
3. 1980s: Profound Changes in Lynn.225
4. 1986: A Series of Failed Voluntary Plans.226
5. 1987-1988: Greater Imbalance; More Accusations.226
6. 1988-1990: Drafting the Current Plan.227
C. The Current Plan .228
D. Continuous Monitoring.230
E. A Current Snapshot of the Lynn School District.230
1. Residential Segregation and Geographical Separation.230
2. “White Flight” and Its Decline after Implementation of the Lynn Plan.230
3. Racial Balance or Imbalance.:.231
4. The Special Problem of Poverty.232
5. School Construction and Renovation.232
6. “Magnet” Schools.232
F. The Lynn Schools at Present.■.232
1. Observations by Participants.233
2. Expert Testimony. CO 04
a. Dr. Orfield: Desegregation Expert. 00 04
b. Drs. Dovidio and Kitten: Social Psychologists. CO