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[Made in the USA]

Quit busing, like they did in Wichita! The schools are all Hispanic anyway, so why are we wasting diesel fuel?????

[TheWizzard]

Originally Posted by Made in the USA

Quit busing, like they did in Wichita! The schools are all Hispanic anyway, so why are we wasting diesel fuel?????

WHAT??? What does being Hispanic have to do with bussing??? They arent bussed now according to their skin color. Ive seen plenty of white, black and brown kids on busses. I know they used to have schools split acording to race. They cant do that anymore.

[outlaw86]

Originally Posted by TheWizzard

WHAT??? What does being Hispanic have to do with bussing??? They arent bussed now according to their skin color. Ive seen plenty of white, black and brown kids on busses. I know they used to have schools split acording to race. They cant do that anymore.

Well i bet we will see when the new school opens, because of the location, (upper-middleclass) We are probably going to see fewer hispanic kids and more white kids. Unlike the other schools in the district...

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by TheWizzard

WHAT??? What does being Hispanic have to do with bussing??? They arent bussed now according to their skin color. Ive seen plenty of white, black and brown kids on busses. I know they used to have schools split acording to race. They cant do that anymore.

Busing of kids started, in my understanding, because they wanted to get away from the segregation that was caused because certain races back then lived in certain parts of town. Now, everybody lives everywhere and neighborhood schools would automatically be de-segregated without having to bus kids all over town.

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by TheWizzard

WHAT??? What does being Hispanic have to do with bussing??? They arent bussed now according to their skin color. Ive seen plenty of white, black and brown kids on busses. I know they used to have schools split acording to race. They cant do that anymore.

Originally Posted by outlaw86

Well i bet we will see when the new school opens, because of the location, (upper-middleclass) We are probably going to see fewer hispanic kids and more white kids. Unlike the other schools in the district...

Originally Posted by Bubba

Busing of kids started, in my understanding, because they wanted to get away from the segregation that was caused because certain races back then lived in certain parts of town. Now, everybody lives everywhere and neighborhood schools would automatically be de-segregated without having to bus kids all over town.

Why don't they (all students) just go to their local neighborhood school? Would save a lot of money, rather than forcing kids to bus all over town. Plus, most could walk to school; and they could use the exercise, from the looks of most of them.

I have been in most schools in the District, and appears to me to be about 75% Hispanic, so correct me if I am wrong, but that seems like a majority to me.