A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.

SRES 905 is a symbolic Senate resolution recognizing the Scarboro 85 - 85 African American students from Oak Ridge, Tennessee - who integrated public schools in the Southeast region following the *Brown v. Board of Education* Supreme Court ruling. It honors their peaceful enrollment at Oak Ridge High School and Robertsville Junior High in September 1955, making them the first in the Southeast to implement school desegregation. The resolution specifically lists all 85 students' names and acknowledges community support from local churches and staff. As a commemorative resolution, it has no policy impact or new requirements, solely serving to formally recognize this historical milestone.