Busing

[GeorgiaSenator]

When did School Busing become a hot political issue, especially when running for President.

Your thoughts

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This thread makes question marks cry.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Someone call Mulder and Scully.
Richard Russell's ghost just posted on Atlas Forum!

[dead0man]

I don't know...but I can tell you it was always a horribly stupid idea with obviously horrible results and that's why it ended. 

(it has ended right?  I don't konw of any places still doing it but that doesn't mean much.)

[memphis]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integration_busing

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

One of the most destructive and unnecessarily expensive ideas ever to be perpetuated on students and parents.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Someone call Mulder and Scully.
Richard Russell's ghost just posted on Atlas Forum!

HURRR DURR!!!

[Badger]

What is this, 1978?

[GeorgiaSenator]

This is a posting for someone who is atempting to learn more about this issues, as it relates to Presidential politics.

Despite the extremly intolerant postings from many narrow minded bigots, if the issue is US Senator Richard Russell he was likely the most respected man in Georgia for about 40 years and tha man numerous Presidents both liberal and conservative came to for advise and counsel on the most important and pressing public policy issues.

[Хahar 🤔]

John Engle's back?

[King]

I think we should focus on more relevant issues such as the Suez Canal crisis and the Gary Hart sex scandal.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

68 and 72. not much of an issue in presidential elections before or after that.

[The Vorlon]

Actually...

Busing, the rise of the Suburbs, and the Interstate Highway systems are all very linked.

The economic growth model of the US where you tend to have a "core' city surrounded by rather large suburbs, all linked by highways is unique globally.

Busing caused suburbs which caused the Interstate system....

It's an oversimplification to be sure, but there is more than a little truth to it.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Actually...

Busing, the rise of the Suburbs, and the Interstate Highway systems are all very linked.

The economic growth model of the US where you tend to have a "core' city surrounded by rather large suburbs, all linked by highways is unique globally.

Busing caused suburbs which caused the Interstate system....

It's an oversimplification to be sure, but there is more than a little truth to it.

are you suggesting that bus routes through the suburbs preceded people moving there?

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John Engle's back?

He reminds me of gporter.

[Platypus]

BusSing.

[cannonia]

BusSing.

I had never heard of court-ordered school bussing:

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[Frink]

What is this, 1978?

In some places, at least, its still a very big issue on the local level.

[dead0man]

What is this, 1978?

In some places, at least, its still a very big issue on the local level.

examples? (I'm not saying you're wrong, I just didn't think it was a big deal anywhere anymore)

[Frink]

What is this, 1978?

In some places, at least, its still a very big issue on the local level.

examples? (I'm not saying you're wrong, I just didn't think it was a big deal anywhere anymore)

The controversy, IIRC, is based in certain parts of the south where some people want to make the change over to the Northern schools are based; I.E. based on neighborhoods to save money/consolidate the # schools."Big issue" was an exaggeration perhaps, but its certainly contentious with some people.

[angus]

When did School Busing become a hot political issue, especially when running for President.

Your thoughts

In the early 70s it was a huge topic.  I remember all the grown-ups talking about it.  I also remember that back in elementary school, we had a school about four blocks away, but it wasn't my school.  I would get on a bus and ride past several schools, in fact, before being disgorged from that bus at my school.  And at my school, which was in a black neighborhood, I'd see children who lived right across the street from that school, get on a bus and go to other schools.  Perhaps the one that was four blocks from my house.  To complicate matters further, there were some years when my sister, who is 16 months younger than I, would get on a different bus and go to a different school.  Even though all those schools (the one nearest our house that neither of us attended, the one she went to, and the one I went to), were K-5 or K-6 schools.  It was a really weird time.  And that's even before you start talking about the clothes we wore back then.

[J. J.]

When did School Busing become a hot political issue, especially when running for President.

Your thoughts

Late 1960's until the early 1980's, if that long.  Nixon was probably the president most associated with it.

[Platypus]

BusSing.

I had never heard of court-ordered school bussing:

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OED:

'bus' (blah blah blah)
...
verb (busses, bussing, bussed)
1 [with object and adverbial of direction] transport in a communal road vehicle:staff were bussed in and out of the factory
[no object, with adverbial of direction] travel by bus:the priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish
North American transport (a child of one ethnic group) to a school where another group is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration.

2 [with object] North American remove (dirty plates and dishes ) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria.

[Alcon]

BusSing.

I had never heard of court-ordered school bussing:

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OED:

'bus' (blah blah blah)
...
verb (busses, bussing, bussed)
1 [with object and adverbial of direction] transport in a communal road vehicle:staff were bussed in and out of the factory
[no object, with adverbial of direction] travel by bus:the priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish
North American transport (a child of one ethnic group) to a school where another group is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration.

2 [with object] North American remove (dirty plates and dishes ) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria.

OED for "busing":

  2. trans. To transport (people) by bus from one place to another, esp. in order to encourage or achieve racial integration. Hence {sm}bus(s)ed  ppl. a. U.S.

So...fail either way.