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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

Nos. 28030 §& 280u2 

JOHN BARNHARDT, ET AL., Plaintiff-Appellants, 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Intervenor-Defendant- 
Appellee, 

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MERIDIAN MUNICIPAL SEPARATE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. 

ORDER ALLOWING MODIFICATIONS 
TO SCHOOL DESEGREGATION PLAN 
  

The above styled and numbered cause came on for hearing 

before this Court upon the findings of fact and recommendations 

of Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States District Court Judge for 

the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

Mississippi. 

The Court finds that the Meridian Municipal Separate School 

District filed a written motion in the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking to have 

the existing court ordered H.E.W. devised school desegregation 

plan for the defendant school district modified insofar as said 

plan affects grades one (1) through six (6); that this motion 

was filed and heard in the District Court pursuant to the pro- 

cedure prescribed by this Court in this Court's order dated 

November 7, 1969; and, that after a full hearing Judge Russell 

has submitted his written findings of fact and recommendations 

to this Court for its review. 

After reviewing the findings of fact and recommendations of 

Judge Russell dated July 14, 1370, this Court adopts the same as 

its own without change. 

Based upon sald Findings of Fact and Recommendations, IT IS 

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that: 

1. Effective with the commencement of the 1970-71 school 

term the present H.E.W. school desegregation plan, insofar as 

 



  

it affects grades one (1) through six (6), is modified as 

hereinafter provided; 

2. The School District shall operate ten (10) elementary 

schools with each school serving grades one (1) through six (6). 

The elementary schools to be operated are shown below; and, the 

enrollment by race at each school is estimated to be in the 

numbers and in the percentages indicated as follows: 

  

  

  

School Class~- Whites Percent Blacks Percent Total 
rooms 

Crestwood 1h 179 53.1 158 46.9 337 

Highland 13 225 55.4 181 uy, 6 40Gb 

Marion 

Park 12 203 54.9 167 45.1 370 

Mount 

Barton 14 228 55.2 185 Hy .,8 413 

Oakland 

Heights 20 355 58.1 244 40.9 599 

Parkview 20 275 55.0 225 45.0 500 

Poplar 
Springs 20 343 85.7 273 hy,3 616 

West End 28 477 56.3 370 $3.7 847 

West 

Hills 24 410 56.3 318 H3.7 728 

Wither- 

spoon 15 248 53.0. 218" 4B .5 5... Wey 

TOTALS 2,343 55.7 2,337 uy,3 5,280 

3. The defendant school district shall have the authority, 

in its discretion, to construct a library at the Poplar Springs 

Elementary School and to construct a library at the Oakland 

Heights Elementary School. 

4. The defendant school district shall assign each of its 

students in grades one (1) through six (6) to an elementary 

school by use of a geographical zone; and, 

5,7 The geographical attendance zones for the ten (10) 

elementary schools shall be as follows: 

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Crestwood Llementary School Attendance Zone       

That area encompassed by a line beginning at a point 
where the center line of 28th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 8th Street and run in an easterly 
direction along the center line of 8th Street to its 
intersection with the center line of 6th Street; run 
thence in an easterly direction along the center line 

of 6th Street to its intersection with the center 
line of llth Avenue; run thence in a southerly 
direction along the center line of llth Avenue and 
11th Avenue if extended to its intersection with the 
center line of the Meridian &§ Bigbee railroad tracks; 
run thence in a southerly direction along the center 
line of the Meridian §& Bigbee railroad tracks to 
the point where these railroad tracks cross the 
corporate limits of the City of Meridian; run thence 
in a southerly and westerly direction along the 
perimeter of the City of Meridian corporate limits 
to the NW corner of NE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 6 
North, Range 16 East, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; 
run thence North to the center line of Grand Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of Grand Avenue 
to its intersection with Sowashee Creek; run thence 
in a westerly direction along the thread of Sowashee 
Creek to a point where the center line of Brothers 
Avenue 1f extended would intersect with the thread 
of Sowashee Creek; run thence in a northerly direction 
along the center line of Brothers Avenue and the 
center line of Brothers Avenue if extended to the 
center line of the main line tracks of the Gulf, 
Mobile & Ohio Railroad; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of the main line 
tracks of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad to a 
point where the center line of Braxton Avenue if 
extended would intersect with the center line of 
said tracks; run thence in a northwesterly direction 
along the center line of Braxton Avenue to its 
intersection with the center line of 27th Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of 27th Avenue 
to its intersection with the center line of 5th Street; 

run thence in a westerly direction along the center 
line of 5th Street to a point where it would intersect 
with the center line of 28th Avenue if extended; 
run thence North along the center line of 28th 
Avenue if extended and the center line of 28th Avenue 
to the point of beginning. 

Highland Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line begiming at a point 
where the center line of 28th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 10th Street and from the point 
of beginning run thence North along the center line 
of 28th Avenue to the point where the center line of 
28th Avenue intersects with the center line of 13th 
Street; run thence in a westerly direction along the 
center line of 13th: Street to the point where the 
center line of 13th Street intersects with the center 
line of 32nd Avenue; run thence North along the center 
line of 32nd Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 32nd Avenue intersects with the center line of 
15th Street; run thence West along the center line 

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of 15th Street to the point where the center line 
of 15th Street intersects with the center line of 
34th Avenue; run thence North along the center line 
of 34th Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 34th Avenue intersects with the center line of 
21st Street; run thence in a westerly direction 
along the center line of 21st Street and the center 
line of 21st Street if extended West to the point 
where the center line of 21st Street if extended 
West would intersect with the center line of Royal 
Road; run thence in a westerly direction along the 
center line of Royal Road to the point where the 
center line of Royal Road intersects with the center 
line of 39th Avenue; run thence North along the 
center line of 39th Avenue to the point where the 
center line of 39th Avenue intersects with the 
center line of 24th Street; run thence West along the 
center line of 24th Street to the point where the 
center line of 24th Street intersects with the 
center line of Ulst Avenue; run thence North along 
the center line of Hlst Avenue to the point where the 
center line of u4lst Avenue would intersect with the 
center line of 25th Street if extended; run thence 
in a westerly direction along the center line of 
25th Street if extended and the center line of 25th 
Street to the point where the center line of 25th Street 
intersects with the center line of State Boulevard; 
run thence South along the center line of State 
Boulevard to the point where the center line of 
State Boulevard intersects with the center line of 
39th Avenue; run thence South along the center line 
of 39th Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 39th Avenue intersects with the center line of 
10th Street; run thence East along the center line 
of 10th Street to the point of beginning. 

Marion Park Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at a point 
where the center line of 15th Street intersects with 
the center line of 28th Avenue and from this point 
run North along the center line of 28th Avenue to the 
point where the center line of 28th Avenue intersects 
with the center line of 16th Street; run thence West 
along the center line of 16th Street to the point 
where the center line of 16th Street intersects with 
the center line of 29th Avenue; run thence North 
along the center line of 29th Avenue to the point 
where the center line of 29th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 20th Street; run thence West along 
the center line of 20th Street to the point where 
the center line of 20th Street intersects with the 
center line of 30th Avenue; run thence North along 
the center line of 30th Avenue to the point where the 
center line of 30th Avenue and the center line of 30th 
Avenue if extended North would intersect with the 
center line of 24th Street if extended East; run 
thence West along the center line of 24th Street if 
extended East and the center line of 24th Street and 
the center line of 24th Street if extended West to 
the point where the center line of 24th Street if 
extended West would intersect with the center line 
of Gallagher Branch; run thence North along the thread 
of Gallagher Branch to the point where Gallagher 
Branch crosses the center line of 26th Street; run 

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thence West along the center line of 26th Street to 
the point where the center line of 26th Street inter- 
sects with the center line of Highland Avenue; run 
thence North along the center line of Highland Avenue 
to the point where the center line of Highland Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 34th Street; run 
thence East along the center line of 34th Street and 
the center line of 34th Street if extended East to 
the point where the center line of 34th Street if 
extended East would intersect the center of Gallagher 
Branch; run thence South along the thread of Gallagher 
Branch to the point where the center line of 31st 

Street if extended West would cross Gallagher Branch; 
run thence East along the center line of 31st Street 
if extended West and the center line of 31st Street 
to the point where the center line of 31st Street 
intersects with the center line of Poplar Springs 
Drive; run thence South along the center line of 
Poplar Springs Drive to the point where the center 
line of Poplar Springs Drive intersects with the 
center line of 22nd Street; run thence East along the 
center line of 22nd Street to the point where the 
center line of 22nd Street intersects with the center 
line of 19th Avenue; run thence South along the center 

line of 19th Avenue to the intersection of the center 
line of 19th Avenue with the center line of 20th 
Street; run thence East along the center line of 20th 
Street to the intersection of the center line of 
20th Street with the center line of 17th Avenue; run 
thence South along the center line of 17th Avenue to 
the point where the center line of 17th Avenue inter- 
sects with the center line of 15th Street; run thence 
West along the center line of 15th Street to the 
point of beginning. 

Mount Barton Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at a point 
where the Illinois Central Railroad tracks intersect 
the Meridian city corporate limits on the West side 
of the City of Meridian and from this point run East 
along the Illinois Central railroad tracks to a point 
where 38th Avenue if extended South would intersect 
the Illinois Central railroad tracks; run thence in a 
straight line in an easterly direction to the point 
where the center line of 36th Avenue and the center 
line of 3rd Street intersect; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of 3rd Street to the 
point where the center line of 27th Avenue intersects 
with the center line of Braxton; run thence in a 
southerly direction along the center line of Braxton 
and the continuation thereof if extended to the point 
of intersection with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio rail- 
road tracks; run thence in a southwesterly direction 
along the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio railroad tracks to a 
point where the center line of Brothers Avenue if 
extended North would intersect the center line of the 
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio railroad tracks; run thence South 
along the center line of Brothers Avenue to a point 
where Brothers Avenue if extended would intersect the 
center of Sowashee Creek; run thence along the thread 
of Sowashee Creek to the point where Sowashee Creek 
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South along the center line of Grand Avenue and the 
center line of Grand Avenue if extended to the NW 
corner of NE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 6 North, 
Range 16 East, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, which 
is also a point on the corporate limits of the City 
of Meridian; run thence in a westerly direction 
following the corporate limits to the point of 
beginning. 

Oakland Heights Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the 
point where the center line of 38th Avenue if extended 
South would intersect the center line of the main line 
Illinois Central railroad tracks and from this point 
of beginning run thence North along the center line of 
38th Avenue if extended and the center line of 38th 
Avenue to the point where the center line of 38th 
Avenue intersects the center line of Paulding Street; 
run thence West along the center line of Paulding 
Street to the point where the center line of Paulding 
Street intersects with the center line of 45th Avenue; 
run thence South along the center line of 45th Avenue 
to the point where the center line of 45th Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 5th Street and the 
center line of Pacific Street; run thence West along 
the center line of Pacific Street and the center line 
of 5th Street to the point where the center line of 
5th Street intersects with the center line of 55th 
Avenue; run thence North along the center line of 
56th Avenue and the center line of 55th Avenue if 

extended North to a point where the center line of 
55th Avenue if extended North would intersect with 
the center line of State Highway 19; run thence in a 
westerly direction along the center line of State 
Highway 19 to a point where the center line of State 
Highway 19 intersects with the center line of the 
Old 8th Street Road; run thence West along the center 
line of 0ld 8th Street Road to the point where the 
corporate limits of the City of Meridian cross the 
Old 8th Street Road; run thence South along the 
corporate limits of the City of Meridian to the point 
where the corporate limits of the City of Meridian 
cross the center line of the main line Illinois 
Central railroad tracks; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of the Illinois 
Central railroad main line tracks to the point of 
beginning. 

Parkview Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the 
point where the center line of 20th Street inter- 
sects with the center line of 10th Avenue and from 
this point run West along the center line of 20th 
Street to the point where the center line of 20th 
Street intersects with the center line of 12th Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of 12th Avenue 
to the point where the center line of 12th Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 21st Street; 
run thence West along the center line of 21st Street 

to the point where the center line of 21st Street 
intersects with the center line of 1luth Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of luth Avenue 

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and the center line of lu4th Avenue if extended to the 
point where the center line of 14th Avenue intersects 
with the center line of 24th Street; run thence West 
along the center line of 24th Street to the point 
where the center line of 24th Street intersects with 
the center line of 16th Avenue; run thence North along 
the center line of 16th Avenue to the point where the 
center line of 16th Avenue intersects with the center 
line of 26th Street; run thence West along the 
center line of 26th Street if extended West to the 
point where the center line of 26th Street if extended 
West would intersect with the center line of 18th 
Avenue if extended; run thence South along the center 
line of 18th Avenue if extended and the center line 
of 18th Avenue to the point where the center line of 
18th Avenue intersects with the center line of 2uth 
Street; run thence West along the center line of 

24th Street to the point where the center line of 
24th Street intersects with the center line of 22nd 
Avenue; run thence South along the center line of 22nd 
Avenue and the center line of 22nd Avenue if extended 
to the point where the center line of 22nd Avenue if 
extended would intersect with the center line of 
22nd Street; run thence West along the center line 
of 22nd Street to the point where the center line 
of 22nd Street intersects with the center line of 
Poplar Springs Drive; run thence in a northerly 
direction along the center line of Poplar Springs 
Drive to the point where the center line of Poplar 
Springs Drive intersects with the center line of 31st 
Street; run thence West along the center line of 3lst 
Street and the center line of 31st Street if extended 
West to the point where the center line of 31st Street 
if extended West would intersect with the center line 
of Gallagher Branch; run thence in a northerly direction 
along the thread of Gallagher Branch to the point 
where the thread of Gallagher Branch crosses the 
center line of 38th Street; run thence East along the 
center line of 38th Street and the center line of 
38th Street if extended East to the point where 
the center line of 38th Street if extended East 
would intersect with the center line of State Highway 
39; run thence in a northerly direction along the 
center line of State Highway 39 to the point where 
the center line of State Highway 39 crosses the 
corporate limits of the City of Meridian; run thence 
in an easterly direction and follow the corporate 
limits of the City of Meridian in an easterly and 
southerly direction to the SW corner of Section 4, 
Township 6 North, Range 16 East, Lauderdale County, 
Mississippi; run thence West to the center line of 
U. S. Highway 45; run thence in a southerly direction 
along the center line of U. S. Highway 45 to a point 
where the center line of U. S. Highway 45 would 
intersect with the center line of 20th Street if 
extended East; run thence West along the center 
line of 20th Street if extended East to the point of 
beginning. 

Poplar Springs Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the 
point where the center line of 35th Avenue intersects 
with the center line of 38th Street and run thence in 
an easterly direction along the center line of 38th 
Street and the center line of 38th Street if extended 

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East to the point where the center line of 38th Street 
if extended East would intersect with the center line 
of State Highway 39; run thence in a northerly direction 
along the center line of State Highway 39 to the point 
where the corporate limits of the City of Meridian 
crosses the center line of said State Highway 393; run 
thence in a westerly direction along the corporate 
limits to the NW corner of Section 36, Township 7 
North, Range 15 East, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; 
run thence South to the intersection with the center 
line of North Hills Drive; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of North Hills Drive 
to the point where the center line of North Hills 
Drive intersects with the center line of 35th Avenue; 
run thence South along the center line of 35th Avenue 
to the point of beginning. 

AND ALSO the following satelite zone: 

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the point 
where the center line of 10th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 19th Street and from this point of 
beginning run West along the center line of 19th 
Street to the point where the center line of 19th 
Street intersects with the center line of 17th Avenue; 

run thence North along the center line of 17th Avenue 
to the point where the center line of 17th Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 20th Street; 
run thence in a westerly direction along the center 
line of 20th Street to the point where the center line 
of 20th Street intersects with the center line of 19th 
Avenue; run thence North along the center line of 
19th Avenue to the point where the center line of 
19th Avenue intersects with the center line of 22nd 
Street; run thence West along the center line of 22nd 
Street to the point where the center line of 22nd 
Street intersects with the center line of 22nd Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of 22nd Avenue 
if extended and along the center line of 22nd Avenue 
to the point where the center line of 22nd Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 24th Street; run 
thence Last along the center line of 24th Street to 
the point where the center line of 24th Street 
intersects with the center line of 18th Avenue; run 
thence North along the enter line of 18th Avenue to 
the point where the center line of 18th Avenue if 
extended would intersect with the center line of 
26th Street if extended West; run thence East along 
the center line of 26th Street if extended West to the 
center line of 16th Avenue; run thence South along the 
center line of 16th Avenue to the point where the 
center line of 16th Avenue intersects with the center 
line of 24th Street; run thence East along the center 
line of 24th Street to the point where the center line 
of 24th Street intersects with the center line of 1luth 
Avenue; run thence South along the center line of 1lhth 
Avenue and l4th Avenue if extended to the intersection 
of the center line of 14th Avenue with the center line 
of 21st Street; run-thence East along the center line 
of 21st Street to the intersection with the center 
line of 12th Avenue; run thence South along the center 

line of 12th Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 12th Avenue intersects with the center line of 20th 
Street; run thence East along the center line of 20th 
Street to the intersection with the center line of 10th 
Avenue; run thence South along the center line of 10th 
Avenue to the point of beginning. 

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West End Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the point 
where the center line of Braxton and the center line 

of 27th Avenue intersect with the center line of 3rd 
Street and run thence in a westerly direction along 
the center line of 3rd Street to a point where the 
center line of 3rd Street intersects with the center 
line of 36th Avenue; run thence in a straight line 
in a westerly direction to the point where the center 
line of 38th Avenue if extended South would intersect 
with the center line of the Illinois Central railroad 
main line tracks; run thence North along the center 
line of 38th Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 38th Avenue intersects with the center line of 
Paulding Street; run thence West along the center 
line of Paulding Street to the point where the center 
line of Paulding Street intersects with the center 
line of 45th Avenue; run thence South along the center 
line of 45th Avenue to the point where the center line 
of 45th Avenue intersects with the center line of 5th 
Street and the center line of Pacific Street; run 

thence West along the center line of Pacific Street 
and the center line of 5th Street tec the point where 
the center line of 5th Street intersects with the 
center line of 55th Avenue; run thence North along the 
center line of 55th Avenue and the center line of 55th 
Avenue if extended North to the point where the 
center line of 55th Avenue if extended North would 
intersect with the center line of State Highway 19; 
run thence West along the center line of State Highway 
19 to the point where the center line of State Highway 
19 intersects with the center line of 01d 8th Street 
Road; run thence West along .the center line of 01d 8th 
Street Road to the point where the corporate limits of 
the City of Meridian cross the 01d 8th Street Road; 
run thence northerly along the corporate limits of 
the City of Meridian to the point where the South 
right of way line of the Bounds Road crosses the West 
line of the E 1/2 of Section 2, Township 6 North, 
Range 15 East, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; run 
thence North to the center line of Bounds Road; run 
thence in an easterly direction along the center 
line of Bounds Road to the point where the center line 
of Bounds Road intersects with the center line of 
State Boulevard; run thence in an easterly direction 
along the center line of State Boulevard to the 
intersection of the center line of State Boulevard 
with the center line of 39th Avenue; run thence South 

along the center line of 39th Avenue to the inter- 
section with the center line of 10th Street; run thence 
East along the center line of 10th Street to the inter- 
section with the center line of 28th Avenue; run thence 
South along the center line of 28th Avenue and the 
center line of 28th Avenue if extended South to the 
intersection with the center line of 5th Street; run 
thence in an easterly direction along the center 
line of 5th Street to the intersection of the 
center line of 5th Street with the center line of 
27th Avenue; run thence South along the center line 
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West Hills Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at the point 
where the center line of 28th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 13th Street and from this point 
of beginning run thence in a westerly direction 
along the center line of 13th Street to the point 
where the center line of 13th Street intersects with 
the center line of 32nd Avenue; run thence North along 
the center line of 32nd Avenue to the point where the 
center line of 32nd Avenue intersects with the center 
line of 15th Street; run thence West along the center 
line of 15th Street to the point where the center 
line of 15th Street intersects with the center line 
of 34th Avenue; run thence North along the center line 
of 34th Avenue to the point where the center line of 
34th Avenue intersects with the center line of 2lst 
Street; run thence in a westerly direction along the 
center line of 21st Street and the center line of 21st 
Street if extended West to the point where the center 
line of 21st Street if extended West would intersect 
with the center line of Royal Road; run thence in a 
westerly direction along the center line of Royal 
Road to the point where the center line of Royal 
Road intersects with the center line of 39th Avenue; 
run thence North along the center line of 39th Avenue 
to the point where the center line of 39th Avenue 
intersects with the center line of 24th Street; run 

thence West along the center line of 24th Street to 
the point where the center line of 24th Street 
intersects with the center line of 4lst Avenue; run 
thence North along the center line of Hlst Avenue to 
the point where the center line of blst Avenue would 
intersect with the center line of 25th Street if 
extended; run thence in a westerly direction along the 
center line of 25th Street if extended and along the 
center line of 25th Street to the point where the 
center line of 25th Street intersects with the center 
line of State Boulevard; run thence in a northerly 
direction along the center line of State Boulevard 
to the point where the center line of State Boulevard 
intersects with the center line of the.Bounds Road; 
run thence in a westerly direction along the center 
line of Bounds Road to the point where the center 
line of Bounds Road crosses the corporate limits of 
the City of Meridian; run thence in a northerly direction 
along the corporate limits to the NW corner of 
Section 36, Township 7 North, Range 15 East, Lauderdale 
County, Mississippi; run thence South to the center 
line of North Hills Drive; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of North Hills Drive 
to the point where the center line of North Hills 
Drive intersects with the center line of 35th Avenue; 
run thence in a southerly direction along the center 
line of 35th Avenue to the point where the center 

line of 35th Avenue intersects with the center line 
of 38th Street; run thence in an easterly direction 
along the center line of 38th Street to the point 
where the center line of 38th Street intersects with 
the center of Gallagher Branch; run thence in a 
southerly direction along the thread of Gallagher 
Branch to the point where the center line of 3uth 
Street if extended East would intersect with the thread 

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of Gallagher Branch; run thence in a westerly direction 
along the center line of 34th Street if extended East 
and along the center line of 34th Street to the 

intersection with the center line of Highland Avenue; 
run thence in a southerly direction along the center 
line of Highland Avenue to the point where the center 
line of Highland Avenue intersects with the center 
line of 26th Street; run thence in an easterly 
direction along the center line of 26th Street to the 
point where the center line of 26th Street intersects 
with Gallagher Branch; run thence in a southerly 
direction along the thread of Gallagher Branch to the 
point where the center line of 24th Street if extended 
West would intersect with the thread of Gallagher 
Branch; run thence in an easterly direction along the 
center line of 24th Street if extended West and along 
the center line of 24th Street and along the center line 
of 24th Street if extended East to the point where it 
would intersect with the center line of 30th Avenue; 
run thence in a southerly direction along the center 
line of 30th Avenue to the point where the center 
line of 30th Avenue intersects with the center line 
of 20th Street; run thence in an easterly direction 
along the center line of 20th Street to the point 
where the center line of 20th Street intersects with 
the center line of 29th Avenue; run thence in a southerly 
direction along the center line of 29th Avenue to the 
point where the center line of 29th Avenue intersects 
with the center line of 16th Street; run thence in an 
easterly direction along the center line of 16th Street 
to the point where the center line of 16th Street 
intersects with the center line of 28th Avenue; run 
thence South along the center line of 28th Avenue 
to the point of beginning. 

Witherspoon Elementary School Attendance Zone 
  

That area encompassed by a line beginning at a point 
where the center line of 28th Avenue intersects with 
the center line of 8th Street and from this point run 
East along the center line of 8th Street to its inter- 
section with the center line of 6th Street; run East 
along the center line of 6th Street to its intersection 
with the center line of 1llth Avenue; run South along 
the center line of 11th Avenue and the center line of 
11th Avenue if extended to its intersection with the 
center line of the Meridian & Bigbee Railroad tracks; 
run in a southerly direction along the center line 
of the Meridian & Bigbee railroad tracks to the point 
where said tracks cross the corporate limits of the 
City of Meridian; run thence in an easterly and 
northerly direction along the perimeter of the 
corporate limits of the City of Meridian to the SW 1e] 
of Section 4, Township 6 North, Range 16 East, Lauderdale 
County, Mississippi; run thence West to the center line 
of U. S. Highway 45; run in a southerly direction along 

the center line of U. S. Highway 45 to a point where 
the center line of U. S. Highway 45 would intersect 
the center line of 20th Street if extended East; run 
thence in a westerly direction along the center line 
of 20th Street if extended East to the intersection of 
the center line of 20th Street if extended East with 

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the center line of 10th Avenue; run thence in a 
southerly direction along the center line of 10th 
Avenue to the point where its center line intersects 
the center line of 19th Street; thence in a westerly 

direction along the center line of 19th Street to 
its intersection with the center line of 17th Avenue; 
thence South along the center line of 17th Avenue 
to its intersection with the center line of 15th 
Street; thence West along the center line of 15th 
Street to its intersection with the center line of 
28th Avenue; run thence South along the center line 
of 28th Avenue to the point of beginning 

Students outside the City of Meridian but within the 
Meridian Municipal Separate School District 
  

  

All students in grades one (1) through six (6) 
residing outside the corporate limits of the 
City of Meridian but within the Meridian Municipal 
Separate School District boundaries will be assigned 
by the school district to either Crestwood Elementary 
School, Mount Barton Elementary School or Parkview 

Elementary School. 

6. The attendance zones that have been verbalized herein- 

above are depicted in color on the attached map that is marked 

Exhibit "AY to this order. 

7. Transportation will be provided by the school district 

in accordance with state law for all students who reside outside 

the corporate limits of the City of Meridian and within the 

Meridian Municipal Separate School District. 

8. The order of this Court entered on November 7, 19639, 

nsofar as it affects grades one (1) through six (6), shall 

remain otherwise unchanged except as provided for hereinabove. 

SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED AID DECREED on this the ____ day of 

July, 18780. pa . IN 

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"EXHIBIT A" 

Should be cbtained from the Clerk 

of the U. S. District Court in Jackson