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title: "20 U.S.C. § 1717"
description: "Reopening proceedings"
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title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
chapter_number: "39"
chapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
section: "1717"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 1717"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 1717 - Reopening proceedings
## Text
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. 93380, title II, § 218, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 518.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93380, set out as a note under section 12211 of this title.