Edwin Washington Project

Title

EWP Gray Commission Image Page 008

Description

Page 8 of the Gray Commission Report emphasizes the need for Virginia’s citizens to respond to the challenge of school integration with the same spirit as the state’s historical leaders. The Commission proposes legislation allowing local school boards to assign students in a way that maintains segregation and offers tuition grants to families who refuse to send their children to integrated schools. It also recommends amending §141 of the Virginia Constitution to permit public funds to be used for private school tuition, arguing that failure to do so would jeopardize other state education programs, including scholarships and aid for specialized student groups.

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public school system; provision for localities wherein public schools are abandoned; plan of assignment; no child be required to attend a school wherein both white and colored children are taught; tuition grants for educational purposes; Almond v. Day; § 141 Constitution of Virginia; enforced integration is to be avoidedSee all items with this value

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Place

Virginia

Identifier

1032697

Is Version Of

1032697_GreyCommission007.jpg

Is Part Of

EWP 01 Civil Rights

Gray Commission

Date Created

2024-01-07

Format

PDF

Publisher

Digitized by Edwin Washington Project

Rights

Loudoun County Public Schools

Language

English

Replaces

/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest Two/Arciero/Tonys_Files/History project/The Book/Additional information/integrationfolder/GreyCommission007.jpg