Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The busing issue is based on one unavoidable fact. [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Communities were allowed to decide for themselves the best way to achieve integration. The law was integration. The fed was only interested in results.
Why people insist that one way to achieve a goal is the only way, is beyond me. Locations are different, communities are different, situations are different. Only a local community is in a position to know the best way to achieve a goal for its area.
If a community thought busing was the best way for them, they were free to use that method. Some used a combination of procedures and programs to work toward integration.
Not mandating one procedure for the entire country was the right and sensible thing to do, whatever the procedure. Let's not forget that some of the kids found the forced busing to be hard on them.
In my area, black and white kids could go to different schools without special busing being mandated. They could take the regular school buses, walk, or have their parents drop them off, just like the original kids at the school.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided