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White girls enroll in private school defying desegregation order
Three white teenage girls from Buckeye High School in Alexandria defied a federal ruling by moving to a private school without credit for last semester. Judge Nauman Scott said no scholastic credits could transfer from the illegal Buckeye enrollment. the girls may test for grade level at the private school. Parents vow appeals and oppose busing, while state judge Lee supported the custody shift as a desegregation workaround.
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Michelle Laborde
Lynda McNeal
Ramona Carbo
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Richard Lee
Rapides Parish
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