San Francisco Naacp v. San Francisco Unified School District v. State Department of Education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education

896 F.2d 412 58 Ed. Law Rep. 1096 SAN FRANCISCO NAACP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education, Defendants-Appellants. No. 88-2627. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 4, 1989. Decided Feb. 20, 1990. John Davidson, Supervising Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Thomas I. Atkins, Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before POOLE, REINHARDT and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We are asked to determine whether the 1983 consent decree designed to desegregate San Francisco public schools requires the State of California to reimburse fully all desegregation expenses incurred by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). 1 2 * In 1978, the San Francisco Branch of the NAACP and individual parents on behalf of their children filed a complaint against the San Francisco Unified School District and its officers, and the State Board of Education,…