Omaha, Neb. divides schools by race [View All]

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Omaha Schools Split Along Race Lines

In a move decried by some as state-sponsored segregation, the Legislature voted Thursday to divide the Omaha school system into three districts - one mostly black, one predominantly white and one largely Hispanic.
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Supporters said the plan would give minorities control over their own school board and ensure that their children are not shortchanged in favor of white youngsters.

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Omaha Sen. Pat Bourne decried the bill, saying, "We will go down in history as one of the first states in 20 years to set race relations back.''

"History will not, and should not, judge us kindly,'' said Sen. Gwen Howard of Omaha.

Attorney General Jon Bruning sent a letter to one of the measure's opponents saying that the bill could be in violation of the Constitution's equal-protection clause and that lawsuits almost certainly will be filed.
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there was a man on Wash. Journal this a.m. that was for this dividing. saying what the first paragraph said.

it's true schools with mostly black students get less money, less everything.

but even if a school board has enough blacks on it to make it fair - will they still get equal money, etc.?

state govs. can be good at racism.