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es oF APPEALS “L.ED DEC 11 1869 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS CLERK POR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. NATCHEZ SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOS. 28030 - 28042 '* ORDER This cause coming on for hearing on the Motion filed herein by Natchez Special Municipal Separate School District to amend and alter the desegregation plan ordered by this Court on Rovenbern 7, 1969, and it appearing to the Court that the proposed amend- ments and alterations have been recommended by the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and approved by the U. S. Depart- ment of Justice, and that the Motion is well founded, Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and adjudged that the desegregation plan ordered by this Court on November 7, 1969. be, and the same hereby is, amended and altered in the following respects: l. Addendum A, which appears in the original desegregation plan, but does not appear in the copy of the plan filed with this Court, is hereby deleted. 2. Numbered pages 3 through 6 of the plan are hereby deleted, and in lieu thereof the following is hereby substituted: NATCHEZ - ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 1]. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION In order to bring about a unitary school system in which schools are not identifiable by race, the following recommendations, tc be effective on January 1st, 1970, are submitted: A. The elementary schools of the district serving grades one through six shall be organized as follows: MORGANTOWN, CENTRAL, AND WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE From the intersection of Liberty Road and the Adams-Franklin county line, proceed in a westerly direction along Liberty Road to the city limits; follow the city limits northerly to its point of intersection with the County Supervisors' line between Districts 4 and 5; proceed north on County Supervisors' line between Districts 4 and 5. to the county line; proceed east and south along the county line to the point of origin. The schools in this zone will be composed of the following grade levels: First and second grades at Morgantown Third and fourth grades at Central Fifth and sixth grades at Washington NORTHSIDE, CARPENTER I, AND PRINCE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE In the county, from the point where the County Supervisors' line betw2en Districts 4 and 5 intersects the northerly line of Adams County, proceed in a northwest direction along county line to Mississippi River; follow Mississippi River south to city limits; follow city limits in an easterly direction to its inter- section with the line between Supervisors' Districts 4 and 5; follow the line between Supervisors' Districts 4 and 5 north to the point of origin. In the city, beginning at a point where the Mississippi River is intersected by the line of Madison Street extended in a westerly direction, proceed in an easterly direction up the line of Madison Street extended and Madison Street to Pine Street; proceed north up Pine Street to Minor Street; proceed southeast on Minor Street to the bayou, follow the bayou to D'Evereux Drive, proceed east on D'Evereux Drive to the city limits; follow the city limits northwesterly to the Mississippi River; follow the Mississippi River southwardly to the point of origin. The schools in this zone will be composed of the following grade levels: First grade at Prince Street Second grade at Carpenter I Third, fourth and fifth grades at Northside The sixth grade students in this school zone will attend the Braden Elementary School. BRADEN, BRUMFIELD, CARPENTER IJ, AND WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE In the county, from the intersection of the Liberty Road and the city limits, follow the Liberty Road in a southeasterly direction to the county line; proceed south and west along county line to Mississippi River; follow Mississippi River north to the city limits; follow the city limits east. and north to point of origin, In the city, beginning at a point where the Mississippi River is intersected by the line of Madison Street extended in a westerly direction, proceed in an easterly direction up the line of Madison Street extended and Madison Street to Pine Street; proceed north up Pine Street to Minor Street; proceed southeast on Minor Street to the bayou, follow the bayou to D'Evereux Drive; proceed west on D'Evereux Drive to Junkin Street; proceed south on Junkin Street to Melrose Avenue; follow Melrose Avenue in a southerly direction to Ratcliff Street; proceed west on Ratcliff Street to unnamed bayou, south on unnamed bayou to John R. Junkin Drive; proceed south on John R. Junkin Drive to city limits; follow city limits in a westerly direction to Mississippi River; proceed North on Mississippi River to sotat of origin, The schools in this zone will be composed of the following grade levels: First grade at Carpenter II Grades two and three at Brumfield Grades four and five at West Grade six at Braden 3. MONTEBELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE From a point where St. Catherine Creek intersects U. S. Highway 61 North, proceed west on Highway 61 North, D'Evereux Drive and St. Catherine Street to Junkin Street; south on Junkin Street to Melrose Avenue; follow Melrose Avenue in a southerly direction to Ratcliff Street; proceed west on Ratcliff Street to unnamed bayou; proceed south on unnamed bayou to John R. Junkin Drive; proceed south on John R. Junkin Drive to St. Catherine Creek; follow St. Catherine Creek in a northerly direction to point of origin, This school will serve grades one, two, three, four, five and six. B. The junior high schools of the district, serving grades seven, eight and nine, shall be organized as follows: MORGANTOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ZONE From the intersection of U. S. Highway 84 and the Adams- Franklin County line proceed along U. S. Highway 84 west to Duck Pond Road; proceed south on Duck Pond Road to Liberty Road; proceed west on Liberty Road to city limits; proceed northwest along city limits to County Supervisors' line between Districts 4 and 5; proceed north on County Supervisors' line to county line; proceed east and south along the county line to the point of origin. The Morgantown Junior High School will serve grades seven, eight and nine in this zone. THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ZONE In the county, from the intersection of the line between County Supervisors' Districts 4 and 5 and the county line, proceed north and west along county line to Mississippi River; proceed south on Mississippi River , following the State line, to city limits; follow city limits east to its intersection with the line between County Supervisors' Districts 4 and 5; proceed north along the line between County Supervisors' Districts 4 and 5 to point of origin. In the city, from the point where the line of Franklin Street extended in a westerly direction intersects the Mississippi River, proceed in an easterly direction up the line of Franklin Street extended ahd Franklin Street and the Liberty Road to the city limits; proceed north and west on city limits to Mississippi River; proceed south on Mississippi River to point of origin. The Thompson Junior High School will serve grades seven, eight and nine in this zone. MONTEBELLO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ZONE In the county, from the intersection of the Adams-Franklin County line and Deerfield Road, proceed west on Deerfield Road to Kingston Road; follow Kingston Road to U. S. Highway 61 South; proceed north on Highway 61 South to the city limits, follow city limits north to Liberty Road; proceed east on Liberty Road to Duck Pond Road; proceed north on Duck Pond Road to U. 8. Highway 84; proceed east on Highway 84 to county line; follow county line south to point of origin. In the city, from the point where St. Catherine Creek intersects Liberty Road, proceed west on Liberty Road and Franklin Street to " Melrose Avenue; follow Melrose Avenue in a southerly direction to Ratcliff Street; proceed west on Ratcliff Street to unnamed bayou; proceed south on unnamed bayou to John R. Junkin Drive; proceed south on John R. Junkin Drive to St. Catherine Creek: follow St. Catherine Creek in a northerly direction to point of origin. The Montebello Junior High School will serve grades seven, eight and nine in this zone. MARTIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ZONE In the county, from the point where the Deerfield Road intersects the Adams~Franklin County line, proceed in a westerly direction to the Kingston Road; continue west on the Kingston Road to U., S. Highway 61 South; continue north on U. S. Highway 61 South to city limits; follow the city limits in a north- | westerly direction to the Mississippi River; follow the Mississippi River South to the Adams-Wilkinson county line; follow the Adams county line east ans north to the point of origin, In the city, from a point where the line of Franklin Street extended in a westerly direction intersects the Mississippi River, proceed east on the line of Franklin Street extended and Franklin Street to Melrose Avenue, continue south on Melrose Avenue to Ratcliff Street; proceed west on Ratcliff Street to an unnamed bayou, continue south on unnamed bayou to John R. Junkin Drive, south on John R. Junkin Drive to city limits; continue northwest on city limits to Mississippi River, follow the Mississippi aives north to point of origin, The Martin Junior High School will serve grades seven, eight and nine in this zone. C. The high school of the district, serving grades ten, eleven and twelve, shall be organized as follows: There shall be one Natchez-Adams County High School, composed of a three-building complex. The present Natchez-Adams High School building shall serve grades eleven and twelve for the entire district. The Anchorage School shall serve grade ten for the entire district. The Vocational~Technical School will serve the entire district. 3. Numbered pages 7 and 8 of the plan are hereby deleted, and in lieu thereof, the following two pages are hereby substi- tuted; ’ i r e t ’ L ! 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Y r 2 i ty oo 3 SAEs OTRO N j yi'Bit il] of fle i] : 4 3 : y of School Gro . . | { ! | Morgantown Junior High ; : | | Thompson Junior High | ge : ind 2 A LY 4 | artin Junior High FT, | ! | | Montebello Junior High 7 ~9 Hi 390 { ! | { 1 i | | L E — - Taha 128 29 ar 257 | 5 80 Natchez-Adams High | 1l ~-12 | 122 | 13¢0 655.1 .712 1.3397 1. _K3 nF ie TLR Oe La EA - - =i aces | He Yop 1, 7 = Anchorage High 10th 1215 1350 hG2 dh | Bho sha biin a A. ean a a tl] reaps et Sl ote] we | * a RA LS : CORR AME a os EE Te i — { r— pm — ——— a a -— - po. ee tt Ae A a i —— po ——n p. — — 7 —————— | | 14 ! — Hl Lor SER, Fon VON Rt § AS, ep — eT RL we 2a me a TT pa I em ; | | | | i | I i SE ; - aman ws . ee erm oe mm srt te em re a H | | | f | | | i ! | : : T a . : TT a tm 1m et tee Fg me me - 11 = emt — o erm | | | | | ; | | . | | | 4. Numbered pages 9 through 12 of the plan are hereby de- leted. 5. The order of this Court entered on November 7, 1969, shall remain otherwise unchanged, except as provided for herein- above. ORDERED AND ADJUDGED this ' 1 day of December, 1969. U. 8S. CIRCUIT JUDGE } PAE Te To { ‘ xy ¥ LPO { 3 hy i A 3 a > £ h hs ( { 4 { GW ) i & 4 U., SS. CIRCUIT JUDGE 4 3 abr { { wil TEEN eo ¢ | EI SW ade i t ¢ pac FP FL . ah aE a pt = fr: iE % .. Pe oy foie E70 how mies a ta. oy LE § ¥ : 4 A" N : ¥ & é U. S. CIRCUIT JUDGE