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May 11, 2014 · May 13, 1964 - Teaneck becomes the first town in the nation to voluntarily integrate its schools when the Board of Education votes 7-2 in favor of busing students to a central sixth grade.
May 17, 2024 · On May 17, 1954, the nine justices unanimously agreed that separating children on the basis of race in public schools was unconstitutional.
In 1965, Teaneck voluntarily desegregated its public schools, after the Board of Education approved a plan to do so by a 7–2 vote on May 13, 1964. Teaneck has a diverse population, with large Jewish and African American communities, and growing numbers of Hispanic and Asian residents.
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May 13, 2014 · The vote ended de facto school segregation brought on by housing practices that forced black families into the northeast section of Teaneck and left the schools there separate and unequal. But, unlike other school desegregation — like in Little Rock, Arkansas — efforts that saw violence and protests, Teaneck’s first day of classes passed ...
Sep 25, 2014 · In my mind, I was just going to school,” Hanley recalled of that early September day 50 years ago when Teaneck became the first community in America to vote to desegregate its schools — in this case, by busing students from all parts of the city to a new, centralized sixth grade.
National Guard to block desegregation of his state’s schools in 1957—reinforced the bigoted and racist image of the white South. That September, when nine black students arrived to enroll in the
Jul 28, 2021 · Nearly 67 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case, New Jersey and four other blue states have gained the unfortunate distinction of having the most segregated school districts in the nation.
