Federal judge ends decades-old Little Rock-area school desegregation case

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 445

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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A federal judge ended a 43-year desegregation case Thursday when he ruled a central Arkansas school district was now providing equitable facilities to its students after years of court supervision.

In a seven-page ruling, U.S. District Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. said the Pulaski County Special School District had eliminated the inequalities identified in 2020 between Joe T. Robinson Middle School and Mills University Studies High School.

Black students account for about 28% of …

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