On Sept. 12, 1958, Gov. Orval Faubus shut down all the schools in Little Rock Arkansas, preventing over 3500 students from learning. Although the students were locked out of the school, over 200 staff members were left to serve empty classrooms due to their contract.  A few weeks later, a referendum was held and to a 3 to 1 ratio, the Little Rock voters stood in favor of segregation of schools. Governor Fabous and the state legislature created a law further stalling the court order of Brown v. Board of Education. Due to the selfishness of state representatives “The Lost Year” only took a step back from what many have fought for over several strenuous years. This lost year only created more division in such a changing and developing community. Thousands of teenagers went a year without the value of learning. This action caused many families to move to give their children the opportunity to get a proper education without interruption. But the families that were not fortunate enough to make such a move, were left without education. 93% of white students were able to find alternative learning options.