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Trump Officials Are Vowing to End School Desegregation Orders. Some Parents Say They’re Still Needed
- Concordia Parish has remained under a court-ordered school desegregation plan since it was mandated in 1965 in Louisiana.
- The order originated from Black families suing for access to all-white schools amid strict segregation and Klan violence in 1965.
- The Trump administration began lifting similar desegregation orders statewide in April, but Concordia rejected a DOJ plan to end its case last year.
- Brian Davis, a Ferriday father, said, "It's almost like our kids don't deserve it," highlighting ongoing racial and resource disparities despite the orders.
- Officials plan to unwind orders viewed as burdens, but civil rights groups and some local voices insist segregation and inequality persist in schools like Concordia.
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Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some Louisiana parents say they’re still needed
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Concordia Parish schools remain under a 1965 desegregation order. Ferriday High, 90% Black, contrasts sharply with mostly white Vidalia High. The Justice Department moves to end historic desegregation cases. Civil rights groups argue the orders remain vital to equity. Even at a glance, the differences are obvious. The walls of Ferriday High School are old and worn, surrounded by barbed wire. Just a few miles away, Vidali…
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