Tylertown

Some left in seventh grade, even more in eighth, and by the time Harness, who is African American, reached Tylertown High School, she became aware of talk that has slowly seeped into her 16-year-old psyche -- that some white parents call Tylertown "the black school," while Salem Attendance Center, where many of her white classmates transferred, is known as "the white school."

Ruling on racial isolation in Miss. schools reflects troubling broader trend 2010

Some left in seventh grade, even more in eighth, and by the time Harness, who is African American, reached Tylertown High School, she became aware of talk that has slowly seeped into her 16-year-old psyche -- that some white parents call Tylertown "the black school," while Salem Attendance Center, where many of her white classmates transferred, is known as "the white school."

Ruling on racial isolation in Miss. schools reflects troubling broader trend 2010

Lampton said in a news release that Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown were both arrested Monday.

Lawdermild, Keavin Lee 2010

Lebo, 57, of Tylertown were arrested on charges of lying about receiving

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown.

Lawdermild, Keavin Lee 2010

Lampton said in a news release that Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown were both arrested Monday.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Many say that despite the school board policy, both Tylertown and Salem remain more integrated than many schools across the country.

Ruling on racial isolation in Miss. schools reflects troubling broader trend 2010

In recent years, the school board, which has three black and three white members, approved hundreds of requests from mostly white parents to transfer their children out of their zoned school, the majority-black Tylertown, to Salem, which has since the early 1990s become a majority white school.

Ruling on racial isolation in Miss. schools reflects troubling broader trend 2010

Although the court ruling did not explicitly address the question of intent, Brown and others here noted that the transfers by white families gathered speed several years ago, after Tylertown, which was the official black high school under the old segregated system, got its first African American principal since desegregation in 1970.

Ruling on racial isolation in Miss. schools reflects troubling broader trend 2010