Report on Lincoln County School District

    HOBBS, HOBBS & PEEPLES 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

213 S. RAILROAD AVENUE 

BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 39601 
HENRY W. HOBBS ©. 0. BOX 553 
HENRY W, HOBES, JR. TELEPHONE 833-2711 
RALPH I. PEEPLES AREA CODE 601 

April 11, ‘1973 

i EemDER- 
Mr. Edward W. Wadsworth, Clerk Vv 

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit oT MES 
Office of the Clerk : 
Rocm 408 LG < 

400 Royal Street 
New Qrleans, Iouisiana 70130 

Dear Mr. Wadsworth: 

Re: USA vs. Lincoln County School District et al 
Nos. 28030 and 28042 
  

with the request that you file and docket the same, there is enclosed 
the April 15, 1973, Report of Lincoln County School District Et Al Pursuant to 
Crder of March 30, 1970, in behalf of the Lincoln County School District in the 
above numbered causes. 

With kind regards, we are 

Yours vexy truly, 

HOBBS, HOBBS & PEEPLES 

  

HWHJr: 1b 

Enclosure ’ 

CC: Honorable Robert E. Haubexg 
Honorable Brian Landsburg 
Honorable Ben Krage mr 
Honorable Melvyn Zarr < His F 

  

Honorable Melbyn R. Leventhal 
Honorable Robert C. Thamas, Clerk 

 



  

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL 
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

  

NOS. 28030 & 28042 

  

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plantiff-Appellant, 

v 

LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL., 
Defendants-Appellees. 

April 15, 1973, Report of Lincoln County School 
District Et Al Pursuant To Order of March 30, 1970, 
  

COME NOW The Lincoln County School District, the Superintendent thereof, 

and the members of the County Board of Education of Lincoln County, 

Mississippi, defendants-appellees in the above styled and numbered cause, 

and respectfully respond to the order rendered in said cause on 

March 30, 1970, by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the 

Fifth Circuit, by reporting that as of March 30, 1973, the following 

facts with reference to said school district are correct: 

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(a) There are 24342 students enrolled in the Lincoln County Schools, 

of whom 1,565 are white and 777 are black. 

(b) The number of students enrolled by race in each school of the 

Lincoln County School District is as follows: 

  

  

Attendance Center White Students Black students Total 

(1) Bogue Chitto 410 200 610 

(2) Enterprise 301 95 396 

(3) Eva Harris 280 165 LL5 

(4) Loyd Star 324, 201 525 

(5) West Lincoln 250 116 366 

(e) The number of students enrolled by race in each classroom in each 

of the five schools of the Lincoln County School District is as follows: 

 



  

mentary 
school 

1001 

(1) Bogue Chitto Attendance Center 
  

Grade 

Grade 1, 
Grade 1, 

Grade 2, 
Grade 2 

Grade 3, 
Grade 3, 

Grades, 

Grade 4, 

English 
English 

English 
English 
English 

Section 

Section od
 

b>
 

Section A 
Section B 

Section 

Section to
 

> 

Section A 

Section B 

Section A 

Section B 

Section A 

Section B 

Section C 

EnglishIII 
English 

English 
English 

Xl 

IV 
IV 

Physical Science 

Chemistry 

General 

General 

General 

Biology 
Biology 
Biology 

Algebra 
Algehra 

Algebra 

Geometry 

Math I 

Math I 

Math II 

Y 
I 

II 

Driver Ed. 

Driver Ed. 

Home Ec. 

Home Ec. 

Home Ec, 

Home Ec. 

Home Ec. | WS Ne 

Bookkeeping 
r 2 vy Iyping 
Maran 3 + cr 
1 Pin E 

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Typing 
Shorthan 4 

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High (1) Bogue Chitto Attendance Center, continued: 
School 

Grade White Black 

Mississippi Government 17 10 

: U. S. History 19 15 
World History 17 11 

4 World History 16 9 
i U. S. History 20 13 

American Government 14 12 
Economics 22 IA 
Mississippi Government 7 8 
World History 9 3 
Mississippi History 17 13 

Occupational Orientation 8 8 
Occupational Orientation 6 6 
Agriculture I 13 14 
Agriculture II 13 1 
Agriculture III 16 

Physical Education 19 6 
Physical Education 28 6 
Physical Education 5 9 

Library 10 15 
Library 19 16 
Library 17 23 
Library 36 14 
Library 35 16 

Study Hall 10 7 
Study Hall 15 1 
Study Hall 14 31 
Study Hall 12 13 

Elementary (2) Enterprise Attendance Center 
  

Grade White Black 

Grade 1, Section A 16 7 
Grade 1, Section B 15 7 

Grade 2, Section A 18 5 
Grade 2, Section B 17 8 

Grade 3, Section A 8 8 
Grade 3, Section B 17 3 

Grade 4, Section A 21 7 

Grade 4, Section B 22 IA 

Grade 5, Section A 26 6 

Grade 6, Section A 22 A 
Grade 6, Section B 21 4 

 



| Elementary (2) Enterprise Attendance Center. continued: 

  

  

  

Grade White Black 

Remedial Reading - 6A (Pickett) 11 JA 
Remedial Reading - 6B 14 3 
Remedial RBading - 5 18 7 
Remedial Reading - 4A YY 6 
Remedial Reading - 4B 15 

English - 4A 19 7 
English - 4B 23 3 
English - 6B 22 A 
English - 6A 21 4 
English - 5 25 i 4 

Science - 4B 22 A 

Science - 6A 20 4 
Science - 6B 21 4 

Science ~- 5 25 7 

Science ~ 4A 20 7 

Math - 6A 20 IA 
Math - 6B 21 A 
Math - 5 25 7 
Math - 4A 20 7 
Math - AB 23 4 

Social Studies - 6B 21 A 
Social studies - 5 27 6 
Social studies - 4A 20 6 

Social studies ~ 4B 23 A 

Social studies - 6A 21 4 

High English I 23 5 
School English II 19 9 

English I 15 6 
English III 20 2 
Englf ish II 1 5 

English IV 1 3 

Fundamental Math I 2, 10 
General Math II 10 5 

Algebra I 1Z 6 
Geometry & 0 

Economics 20 8 
Mississippi History 33 8 
American History 13 7 
American History 10 0 
World History A 8 

Driver Education 6 0 

Typing 1 | 14 0 
Typing I 10 6 
Typing I 9 4 
Bookkeeping 6 2 
Shorthand 7 2 

 



  

  

  

  

High (2) Enterprise Attendance Center, continued: 
| School 

4 Grade White Black 

Biology 13 3 
General Science 9 2 

4 Physics y 1 

y Home Ec. I 9 3 
Home Ec. II 6 0 
Home Ec, III 12 0 
Family Living 4 3 

Home Ec. I 7 5 

Agriculture I 21 4 
Agriculture II 11 2 
Agriculture III 7 1 
Agriculture IV A 1 
Occupation Orientation 8 3 

Library I 28 10 
Library II 30 8 

Girls Physical Education 12 7 
Boys Physical Education 17 9 

Study Hall I 12 10 
Study Hall II 1. 0 
Study Hall III 14 3 
Study Hall IV 12 10 
Study Hall V 13 7 
Study Hall VI | 15 9 
Study Hell VII 10 6 

Jr. High (3) Eva Harris Attendance Center 

Grade White Black 

Grade 7, Section A 15 9 
Grade 7, Section B 19 12 
Grade 7, Section C 24, 5 

Grade 7, Section D 17 10 
Grade 7, Section E 13 14 
Grade 7, Section F 12 1) 
Grade 7, Section G 17 7 
Grade 7, Section H 22 4 

(Seventh grade sections are rotated in classes in Math, English, History, 
Science, and Physical Education iri the racial groups noted above.) 

Grade White Black 

Grade 8, Section A 2 5 
Grade &, Section B R5 5 
Grade 8, Section C 25 5 
Grade 8, Section D 23 7 
Grade 8, Section E 13 14 
Grade 8, Section F 13 17 
Grade 8, Section G 183 12 

(Eighth Grade sections are rotated in classes in Math, English, History, 
Science, and Physical Education in the racial groups noted above.) 

Special Special Education, Section A 1 12 
Education Special Education, Section B 0 i3 ; 

Special Education, Section C o 3 

 



  

Elementary (4) 

High 
School 

Loyd Star Attendance Center 
  

Grade 1, 
Grade 1, 
Grade 1 

Grade 2, 
Grade 2, 

Grade 3, 
Grade 3, 
Grade 3, 

Grade 4, 
Grade 4, 

Grade 5, 
Grade 5, 

Grade 6, 
Grade ©, 

Grade 

Section A 

Section B 

Section A 

Section B 

Section C 

Section A 

Section B 

Section A 

Section B 

Section A 

Section B 

English I 
English I 
English I 

English II 
English II 

English III 
English III 

English I 
English IV 

General Mat 
General Math 
Algebra 1 
Algebra I 
Algebra I 
Geometry 

Civies-, Section A 
Civies, Section BE 

U. S. History 
UD. S. History 
World History 

American Government 
American Goeernment 
Mississippi History 
Mississippi Government 
Mississippi History 

Economics 

Typing I 
Typing I 
Typing 11 
Bookkeeping 
Shorthand 

10 

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  High (4) Loyd Star Attendance Center, continued: 

} School 
Grade White Black 

] Biology 11 6 

; Biology 5 6 

i Chemistry 8 12 

Physics 3 IA 

General Science 10  ; 

Driver Education 3 8 

Driver Education 11 5 

Home Ec. I 10 6 

Home Ec. I 6 6 

Home Ec. II 0 1k 

Home Ec. II 10 1 

Home Ec. III 6 A 

Agriculture I 21 , 

Agriculture 1 4 10 

Agriculture II A 5 

Agriculture III 13 0 

Occupational Orientation 8 6 

Physical Ed. 12 1 

Physical Ed. 11 6 

Physical Ed. 10 20 

Library 31 11 

Library 10 15 

Library 16 13 

Library 40 12 

Library 18 13 

Library 7 17 

General Business 0 0 

Remedial Reading 20 28 

 



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(5) West Lincoln Attendance Center 
  

  

  

Grade White Black 

Grade 1, Section A 28 0 
Grade 1, Section B 0 14 
Grade 2, Section A 25 12 

] Grade 3, Section A (Boys) 13 8 
Grade 3, Section B (Girls) 18 5 

Grade 4, Section A (Boys) 13 9 
Grade 4, Section B (Girls) 16 6 

Grade 5, Section A 1 6 
Grade 5, Section B 14 A 

Grade 6 21 9 

High English I, Section A 11 6 
School English I, Section B 10 5 

English II, Section A 8 6 
English II, Section B 19 10 
English III 20 4 
English IV 11 yA 
English IV 1 5 

Government 18 8 
Government 13 5 
U. S. History, Section A 18 JA 
World History 23 13 
Mississippi Civies, Section A 17 7 

General Math, Section A 18 10 

Typing, Section A 32 3 
Typing, Section B 10 4 
Shorthand 9 4 
Office Practice 8 2 

Home Ec. I 12 5 
Home Ec, II Il 10 
Home Ec, III 7 0 

Biology 22 8 
Chemistry 5 IA 

Agriculture I 6 2 
Agriculture Il 15 A 

Agriculture III 9 6 
Occupational Orientation 17 FA 

Driver Ed. 10 0 
Driver Ed. 8 2 
Physical Ed. (Boys) 11 A 

Physical Ed. (Girls) 18 5 

Library 18 13 
Library 12 10 
Study Hall I 26 19 
Study Hall II 9 A 

Study Hall III 1} 3 
Study Hall IV 35 17 

Algebra I 24 12 

Geometry 10 9 

 



II. 

  

(a) There are 118 full time teachers in the Lincoln County School 

District, of whom 90 are white and 28 are black. 

(b) The number of full time teachers by race in each school of the 

district is as follows: 

  
  

  

  

  

Attendance Center white Teachers Black Teachers Total 

Bogue Chitto 24, 6 30 

Enterprise 16 a 20 

Eva Harris 12 9 23 

Loyd Star 22 i 6 28 

West Lincoln 16 3 19 

Totals 90 28 118 

31%. 

No requests have been received under the majority to minority transfer 

provisions, which were a part of the Court's Order of November 7, 1969. 

IV, 

A total of 20 inter-district transfers were approved by the Lincoln 

County School District Board of Education and the Brookhaven Separate School 

District Board of Education, effective August 25, 1972. Thirteen transfers 

were approved from the Lincoln County District to the Brookhaven Separate 

Sehool District. Two of the transfers were black and eleven were white. 

Seven white pupils were transferred from the Brookhaven Separate School 

District to the Lincoln County School District. lo black pupils requested 

a transfer. An cereement of two years ago between the two school boards 

permitted transfers ci those pupils in families who had been issued 

transfers prior to any court ordered integration. The pupils are scattered 

over the entire county area and do not affect the racial complexity or 

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glance in any school. 

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V. 

  

The transportation system of the Lincoln County School District involves 

the use of 40 school buses. Twenly-seven buses are operated by white drivers 

and thirteen are operated by black drivers. Fourteen of the 40 buses carry 

pupils only of one race. I'ive the 13 buses operated by black drivers carry 

all black pupils. Eight of the 27 buses operated by white drivers carry 

all white pupils. 

Yi. 

All facilities in the school district, including gymnasiums, auditoriums 

and cafeterias, are being operated on a desegregated basis, 

VII, 

There is no present construction or expansion of facilities and none is 

presently employed. 

Ville 

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The Lincoln County School District sold the Heucks Retreat School property 

consisting of approximately 11 acres and 4 abandoned buildings to the Heucks 

Retreat Baptist Church for recreational purposes for the sum of $6,203. The 

above-named property had not been used for school purposes since May 20, 1959, 

Sale was effective July 22, 1970. One-half acre and part of an abandoned 

building of the former East Lincoln School was sold to Louis Brown, a private 

individual, on July 22, 1970, for the sum of $1,010. The property had not 

been used for school purposes since April 1949. 

IX. 

(a) There is a bi-racial advisory committee to the school board in the 

school district. 

(b) The bi-racial committee submitted two recommendetimns to the district 

since the report wes last submitted, 

 



  

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(c) The committee recommended that the district apply for a remedial 

mathematics program for secondary students, grades 7-10, and seek to help the 

students who are affected by minority group isolation of the past. This program 

will be funded from Emergency School Aid Act funds, if approved. It will also 

enable the district to employ social workers to act as counselors for drop- 

outs and potential drop-outs among minority students. 

The other recommendation from the committee is also programmed around 

ESAA funds. The cormittee recommended that the individual secondary schools 

apply for a remedial reading program for high school students who are in need. 

(4) The principal areas of the education process in which the cormittee 

is to function are (1) to consider and approve or disapprove projects 

dealing with remedial education and "eatch-up" programs for the disadvantaged, 

and (2) to bring to the attention of the school administration complaints and 

rumors concerning the operation of an integrated school system and (3) to 

aid in establishing the true facts relating to such complaints and rumors, 

and (4) to advise the district administration on community education needs 

as various funds become available for additional projects. 

Respectfully submitted, 

LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL., 
Deceniants-imrelises 

host al 
H. W. HOBBS, JR. 
Attorney at Law 

P. O. Box 553 
Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601 

  

  

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
  

I, H. W. Hobbs, Jr., hereby certify that I have served a copy of the 

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9 foregoing April 1973 Report of Lincoln County School District Et Al 

pursuant to Order of March 30, 1970, on the following named attorneys by OU 

depositing same, postage prepaid, in the United States Mail addressed as 

follows: 

norable Robert E. Hauberg 
United States Attorney 
5 Nee 0 f 
Jackson, Mississippi 39205 

llonorable Brian Landsburg, Attorney 
Civil Rights Division 
U. S. Department of Justice 
Washington, D. C. 20530 

Honorable Ben Krage, Attorney 
Civil Rights Division 
U. S. Department of Justice 

960 Milner Building 
Jackson, Mississippi 

Honorable Melvyn Zarr 
Attorney for NAACP Legal Defense 

& Education Fund, Inc. 
10 Columbus Circle 
New York, New York 10019 

Honorable Melvyn R. Leventhal 
Messrs. Anderson & Banks, Attorneys 

~t ov Sm aT T 
538 1/2 N, Farish Street 
Jackson, Mississippi 

    

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Attorney for Defendants-Appellees 

  

   

    

  

    
  

cc Honorable Robert C. Thomas, Clerk 
U. S. District Court 

Southern District of Mississippi 
Jackson Division 
Federal Building 
Jackson, Mississippi 

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