Did Indiana have segregated schools?

Indiana has some of the most segregated schools in the United States. Despite laws demanding school integration since 1949, a 2017 study by the UCLA Civil Rights Project and Indiana University found that Indiana still has significant segregation in its classrooms.

When did they integrate schools in Indiana?

1949
Board of Education landmark 1954 decision that outlawed racial segregation in public schools. Indiana got a jump on that in 1949 when the Indiana General Assembly passed a law requiring the state to begin integrating schools.

What schools did Crispus Attucks attend?

All the African American teenagers enrolled at the city’s other public high schools such as Arsenal Technical High School, Washington High School, and Shortridge High School were moved to Crispus Attucks when it opened in 1927 with the promise that the Attucks students would receive a “separate but equal” education.

When did schools desegregate in Indiana?

1954
The timeline established by the 1949 Indiana law gave school districts until 1954 to end segregated schools, coinciding with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that overturned the “equal but separate” doctrine of Plessy (1896).

What was the first African American high school in Indiana?

Indianapolis Public Schools also opened an all African-American high school known as Crispus Attucks High School; it was the only African-American high school in Indiana at the time. The next wave of expansion came during the 1950s and early 1960s, when unprecedented enrollment levels occurred.

Are there any public schools in central Indiana?

Indianapolis Public Schools is the only school corporation in central Indiana to offer choice programs at no cost to students. The Indianapolis Public Schools district operates a number of public schools that are significant to the history of both Indianapolis and Indiana.

When did Indianapolis Public Schools start busing black students?

Beginning in 1973, due to federal court mandates, some 7,000 African-American students began to be bused from the Indianapolis Public Schools district to neighboring township school corporations within Marion County. These townships included Decatur, Franklin, Perry, Warren, Wayne, and Lawrence townships.

What are the high schools in Indianapolis Indiana?

Indianapolis Public Schools plans to move to an all-choice high school model at the remaining four high schools: Arsenal Technical High School, Crispus Attucks High School, George Washington High School, and Shortridge High School.