Here's the thing about opposing "forced busing"

[Delarage]

46. Still not done

Well, the kids in Wilmington schools are still suffering to this day...but can, via a "choice" process, attend any other school. Most people don't want to be far from home, so they stay. I don't have pre- and post-data about the racial makeup of the city, but it doesn't seem to have changed much, either. What is the answer?

And to answer your previous question/comments, my family would have loved to live in the neighborhoods you listed (to compare to Biden) and no, we did not belong to a swim club--LOL. We were in pretty bad shape. I lived across the street from a prostitute and biker gang members lived a couple houses up from her--and killed my pet dog.

I'm open to other answers about fixing Wilmington schools. I don't think busing fixed the problem and I don't think racism in the schools is the problem now. I think the problem comes from the impoverished neighborhoods, crime, stress, etc. which make, to a small but significant number, education fall down the list of priorities. The kids most traumatized by it all disrupt the kids who are trying to learn. And I'm not victim-blaming. We need to do more for the kids who are traumatized, while at the same time minimizing disruption in the schools and protecting the majority of the kids in the school who really are trying to learn. This takes significant money. Once again, I think focusing on the sources of the trauma will be more impactful than sitting next to a white kid 7 hours a day.

*** and we can argue about this all day, but, come November 2020, I'm voting for whatever candidate has a "D" next to their name. Harris, Biden, Mayor Pete, the author lady, whoever. Good discussion, though.