The original action seeking school desegregation in Nashvill-Davidson, Tennessee was filed in court in 1955. The initial action had little immediate impact and efforts in the next decade were slow and minimal. In 1971 Plan A, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Plan, was implemented. This incorporated geographic zone changes, clustering, pairing, and grade restructuring. The plan further stipulated that no school in the system would be more than 44% black. Overall opposition to desegregation was relatively high and opponents were supported in their opposition by the metro council and other political leaders. The metro council voted funds to fight the lawsuit and later withheld funds that were necessary to successfully implement the busing phase of the plan. Since court ordered desegregation went into effect, several phenomena have resulted. Seven inner city schools have been closed, portable classrooms abound in the suburbs, black enrollment has remained stable, and white enrollment has decreased. Today, in the fifth year of the plan, there are about 24 schools in which the black enrollment ranges from over 50% to almost 95%. Resegregation seems to be occurring. This is due to the fact that the court ordered plan only rezoned two thirds of the county's schools. Only enough white schools were included to break down the racial identity of the inner city. On the positive side, Nashville's desegregation plan did not cost black administrators their jobs as has happened in other cities. (Author/AM)