No school system for Gardendale, Alabama

(City of Gardendale/Facebook)

(City of Gardendale/Facebook)

 
 

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled today that Gardendale, near Birmingham, cannot form its own school system.

The court also agreed with a federal judge’s finding that racial motives were involved in the attempt to split from the Jefferson County system.

The ruling nullifies part of an order from last year that allowed Gardendale to form its own system.

Bill Pryor, a former Alabama Attorney General, wrote the opinion.

Recent in All News

Missing Alabama student James Paul Jimmy Gracey

A University of Alabama student from the Chicago suburbs has been reported missing in Barcelona, Spain. James Paul “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old junior at UA, was last seen in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 17, outside the Shôko nightclub on Barcelona’s popular Barceloneta Beach — and has not been heard from since. Gracey […]

Alabama election reform

In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are debating the Save America Act, a proposal that would strengthen election integrity nationwide. Meanwhile, in Alabama, there is growing pressure to close party primaries, which would limit participation to registered party members, which many argue will keep meddlers out. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a […]