Supreme Court Ruling Allows End of Court-Supervised Desegregation

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court Tuesday made it easier for school districts nationwide to abandon forced busing of students once racial desegregation has been achieved.

The court's 5-3 decision in a case from Oklahoma City said federal court supervision over previously segregated public schools should end if officials complied with court-imposed desegregation plans and ``the vestiges of past discrimination'' have been eliminated.

Civil rights lawyers had urged the court to adopt a stricter standard. They said ending such court supervision would result in a return to neighborhood schools and racial …