Grady Public Schools
Encyclopedia
Grady Public Schools was a school district
with its headquarters in Grady
, Arkansas
. Its territory is now within the Star City School District
, because both school districts were majority African American and the merger would have violated federal desegregation laws. One week later, the board voted unanimously to merge Grady into the Star City School District
. On July 1, 2004, the Grady School District was merged into the Star City district.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
with its headquarters in Grady
Grady, Arkansas
Grady is a city in Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 523 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grady is located at ....
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. Its territory is now within the Star City School District
Star City School District
Star City School District is a school district headquartered in Star City, Arkansas. The district serves Star City and Grady.Its schools include Jimmy Brown Elementary School, Star City Middle School, and Star City High School....
History
In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts. In May 2004 the Arkansas Board of Education rejected a voluntary proposal to consolidate the Grady school district with the Gould School DistrictGould School District
The Gould School District was a school district that operated public schools in Gould, Arkansas. Its territory is now a part of the Dumas School District.-History:...
, because both school districts were majority African American and the merger would have violated federal desegregation laws. One week later, the board voted unanimously to merge Grady into the Star City School District
Star City School District
Star City School District is a school district headquartered in Star City, Arkansas. The district serves Star City and Grady.Its schools include Jimmy Brown Elementary School, Star City Middle School, and Star City High School....
. On July 1, 2004, the Grady School District was merged into the Star City district.