more than 40 years after case began order lifted

 The court found TUSD complied “in good faith” and met requirements in eight areas:

• Transportation
• Students assignment
• Teaching and administrative staff
• Quality of education
• Family Engagement
• Extracurricular activities
• Facilities
• Technology

But the district still needed to work on transparency and accountability.

This time, the court ruled the district did not fall short of its goals and TUSD promised to continue with the USP.

• Began in 1974 and litigated for four years
• A simple settlement was anticipated in 1978
• TUSD continued to collect desegregation funds
• State capped funding at $63.7 million since 2009
• Judge Bury inherited the case in 2003
• Judge Bury ended court oversight in 2009
• TUSD adopted a post unitary status plan (USP) in 2009
• Both plaintiffs appealed and the 9th circuit court agreed in 2011
• Judge Bury appointed a Special Master in January 2012
• Judge Bury approved a new USP in 2013
• TUSD subsequently applied for partial release from court oversight
• Courts granted partial USP on 25 of 50 items in September 2018
• Today, TUSD has a 64% Latino population