sentences:  Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
  
  Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, 377 U.S. 218 (1964), is a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the County School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia's decision to close all local, public schools and provide vouchers to attend private schools were constitutionally impermissible as violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.In response to the court's holding in "Brown v. Board of Education", Virginia initiated a coordinated policy known as "massive resistance" to maintain segregationist policies.