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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]How long have these areas had access to Deal?  How did it come about?  and which areas?  SP?  Mt P?[/quote]

Since 1967 as a result the Hobson v. Hansen ruling.
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In case anyone is interested in reading the court's decision. The numbered summary at the beginning is only a page or two and provides a good overview.

A lot has changed in the District since 1967. The "white" schools are no longer underpopulated and the "[African American]" schools are no longer overcrowded, and thanks to Title I the per-pupil spending is no longer higher at the "white" schools. But the basic idea is that de facto racial segregation in schools is harmful and should be remedied:

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1800940/hobson-v-hansen/

Some text from the summary:

"In support of this conclusion the court makes the following principal findings of fact:

1. Racially and socially homogeneous schools damage the minds and spirit of all children who attend them, ?the Negro, the white, the poor and the affluent? and block the attainment of the broader goals of democratic education, whether the segregation occurs by law or by fact.

2. The scholastic achievement of the disadvantaged child, Negro and white, is strongly related to the racial and socio-economic composition of the student body of his school. A racially and socially integrated school environment increases the scholastic achievement of the disadvantaged child of whatever race.

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4. Adherence to the neighborhood school policy by the School Board effectively segregates the Negro and the poor children from the white and the more affluent children in most of the District's public schools...."

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