 
   CHAPTER 39--EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF 
                                STUDENTS
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
 
                            Part 4--Remedies
 
Sec. 1717. Reopening proceedings

    A parent or guardian of a child, or parents or guardians of children 
similarly situated, transported to a public school in accordance with a 
court order, or an educational agency subject to a court order or a 
desegregation plan under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] in effect on August 21, 1974, and intended to end 
segregation of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin, 
may seek to reopen or intervene in the further implementation of such 
court order, currently in effect, if the time or distance of travel is 
so great as to risk the health of the student or significantly impinge 
on his or her educational process.

(Pub. L. 93-380, title II, Sec. 218, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 518.)

                       References in Text

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88-
352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended. Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (Sec. 2000d 
et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.
