20 USC § 1751 - Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance

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title: "20 USC § 1751 - Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1751"
section_name: "Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 251, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 519.)"
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# § 1751. Prohibition against assignment or transportation of students to overcome racial imbalance

No provision of this Act shall be construed to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 251, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 519.)

## Editorial Notes

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