County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia
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The County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia is the local governing body responsible for administering public schools in New Kent County and is historically notable as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court desegregation case Green v. County School Board of New Kent County.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
local education agency
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school board ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
U.S. Constitution equal protection principles in school operations
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federal civil rights law in education ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Virginia Code provisions on school boards
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Virginia Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| governs | New Kent County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsLevel | K–12 public education ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to adopt school division policies and regulations
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to approve school division budget ⓘ to levy or recommend local school taxes subject to Virginia law ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
civil rights movement in education
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development of U.S. school desegregation jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
ensuring compliance with federal desegregation mandates
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providing equal educational opportunities to students in New Kent County ⓘ |
| hasRole | local governing body for public schools ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBody | elected board ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | freedom-of-choice desegregation plan challenged in Green v. County School Board of New Kent County ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
implementation of desegregation plans after Brown v. Board of Education
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school desegregation litigation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Kent County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | local governmental body ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
New Kent County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kent, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | New Kent County school board offices ⓘ |
| notableFor | being defendant in landmark U.S. Supreme Court desegregation case Green v. County School Board of New Kent County ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | New Kent County Public Schools division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
public elementary schools in New Kent County
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public secondary schools in New Kent County ⓘ |
| partOf | public education system of Virginia ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Green v. County School Board of New Kent County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | rural county in eastern Virginia ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
NERFINISHED
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Brown v. Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of public schools in New Kent County
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hiring and evaluation of the division superintendent of schools ⓘ oversight of school district budget in New Kent County ⓘ setting local education policy for New Kent County Public Schools ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring effective school desegregation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotableCase | 1960s ⓘ |
| wasDefendantIn | Green v. County School Board of New Kent County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia
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