A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling the attendance of a student in a public school outside the school district in which the student resides.

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Introduced

30 July 1979

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits compelling a student to attend a public school located outside his or her school district for reasons of race, color, or national origin. Requires school districts to be established to: (1) preserve the neighborhood school concept; but (2) not deny any student an equal educational opportunity as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

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summary · EN · 30 July 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-joint-resolution/384
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