>so...isn't busing the band-aid on the
>gunshot wound?

In more than one way. Busing only within the city limits forces those people who have chosen to remain in an integrated municipality to incur the bulk of the dificulty. Until schools are seperated from municipal boundaries and all children within a particular state can attend all public schools within that state, any school reform will be a band-aid. Schools are one of the leading causes of suburban flight.

Elite municipalities are formed by wealthy elites who then restrict the movement of all others into their enclave. There are some school districts that ctually hire private investigators to follow children home and expel the children if they don't reside in the district. All because the parent wanted a better education for his/ her children. Yet, all public schools receive massive amounts of state funding. Does this seem logical or right???

JMello

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