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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2000c. Definitions
As used in this subchapter -
(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education.
(b) "Desegregation" means the assignment of students to public
schools and within such schools without regard to their race,
color, religion, sex or national origin, but "desegregation"
shall not mean the assignment of students to public schools in
order to overcome racial imbalance.
(c) "Public school" means any elementary or secondary
educational institution, and "public college" means any
institution of higher education or any technical or vocational
school above the secondary school level, provided that such
public school or public college is operated by a State,
subdivision of a State, or governmental agency within a State, or
operated wholly or predominantly from or through the use of
governmental funds or property, or funds or property derived from
a governmental source.
(d) "School board" means any agency or agencies which
administer a system of one or more public schools and any other
agency which is responsible for the assignment of students to or
within such system.
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