9 4 9 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁growing ▁population . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁seven ▁Wy and anch ▁parents ▁pet ition ed ▁Dr . ▁Gordon ▁Whe aton , ▁the ▁Third ▁Super vis ory ▁District ▁principal , ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁School ▁District ▁No . ▁ 9 . ▁The ▁parents , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People , ▁also ▁asked ▁Dr . ▁Whe aton ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁ 2 , 2 9 5 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁schools ▁( 8 6 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁African - American ) ▁to ▁be ▁divided ▁equally ▁into ▁the ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁pre domin antly ▁white ▁surrounding ▁Half ▁H ollow ▁Hills , ▁De er ▁Park , ▁North ▁Bab yl on , ▁West ▁Bab yl on ▁and ▁Farm ing dale ▁school ▁districts . ▁The ▁Wy and anch ▁school ▁board ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁five ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁one ▁white ▁man ) ▁opposed , ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁recently ▁h ired ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁School s ▁had ▁proposed ▁a ▁"$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁program ▁designed ▁to ▁make ▁Wy and anch ▁a ▁model ▁school ▁district ." ▁The ▁super int endent ▁noted ▁that ▁" the ▁up root ing ▁of ▁cult ur ally ▁dis adv ant aged ▁students ▁to ▁schools ▁where ▁the ▁educational ▁program ▁is ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁would ▁have ▁dam aging ▁effects ▁on ▁our ▁community ' s ▁children ." ▁R ather