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Morning Report: Schools Supposed to Integrate Even Without Buses - voiceofsandiego.org: Morning Report

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Morning Report: Schools Supposed to Integrate Even Without Buses

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Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2011 9:10 pm | Updated: 7:06 am, Mon May 16, 2011.

Integration and school busing have long been virtual conjoined twins in the world of education, promising a dream world where all kids get equal education.

Thanks to integration and busing, specialized schools like magnets have flourished. But they've also created flash points of anger and frustration. Consider one of the most famous photos in newspaper history: it shows a white man attacking a black man with an American flag at a busing protest in 1970s Boston.

San Diego didn't escape the national trend toward busing kids away from their local schools in order to help restore ethnic balance. An anti-segregation lawsuit prompted