SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • August 9th, 2019
Contract Type FiledAugust 9th, 2019Plaintiffs John Barnhardt, et al. (“Private Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Meridian Public School District, et al. (“the District”) respectfully submit this Settlement Agreement. The Parties jointly agree and stipulate that entry of this Settlement Agreement, subject to the approval of the Court, is in the public interest. The Parties further agree and stipulate that this Settlement Agreement will support a finding that the District has complied with the letter and spirit of the desegregation orders and applicable law, eliminated the vestiges of past discrimination to the extent practicable, and achieved unitary status.