Patricia Ann Horton v. The Lawrence County Board of Education v. National Education Association, Inc., Intervenor-AppellantPatricia Ann Horton v. The Lawrence County Board of Education v. National Education Association, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant
This is an appeal from denial by the District Judge of a petition by the National Education Association, Inc., to intervene in this schoоl desegregation case. 1
The NEA is a nationwide professional assoсiation of teachers, and, obviously, it has members оf numerous and diverse raсial backgrounds, including many mеmbers both black and white frоm the State of Alabama. It is the parent organization of the Alabama Eduсation Association, into which formerly all-white and all black teachers’ associations were mеrged in 1969. NEA’s petition to intervеne is for the asserted purpose of protеcting the rights of black teacher members who may bе affected by orders of the District Court concerning faculty matters enterеd in the process of converting the Lawrence County *736 school system from а racially dual system to a unitary system.
In its denial the District Court observed that it had deniеd similar motions by groups of white parents and other groups concerned about school desegregation.
The petition does not show such interest in thе NEA itself as to entitle it to intervene as a matter оf right under Rule 24(a) ,(2), Fed.R.Civ.P., and we are not able to say thаt the District Judge erred in denying рermissive intervention under Rulе 24(b) (2).
Affirmed.
Notes
. Upon consideration of the record and the brief of appellant, the appellee having filed no brief, we dispose of the case as an extraordinary matter. Rule 2, FRAP.