Here's the thing about opposing "forced busing"

[Delarage]

58. Question

If a family moved closer to their kids' school (that they were bused to), then their kids would've been bused back to their old school (?). And who had the means to pick up and move because their kid's school changed for a couple years? Not us.

If there was mass movement and neighborhood integration, maybe it was worth it.

There's a school in my neighborhood now and it's my understanding that about half of the kids walk to it. Some take a bus b/c they'd have to cross nearby highways. Some are dropped off in cars. Not many (if any) take a 30-minute ride.

Opposition to busing does not equal opposition to integration, racism, etc.

At least in my case. Unless it really worked as you say, but I just know moving is a big deal and my family couldn't have moved even if they wanted to be closer to my school for 3 years (and if I wouldn't have been bused back to the suburbs). More important to us was proximity to the Chrysler plant, since my father walked to work there.