These parents complain that their children are bussed to poorer schools that are in predominately black neighborhoods. Yet, if race were no longer used as a factor in assigning schools, about half the children in the district would end up in single-race schools. Statistics show that blacks have a lower graduation rate and thus fewer go on to receive a higher education. Perhaps if the district would create a more uniform standard for their schools, children would all receive the same quality of education. This ruling is a victory for black Americans, as well as the children who attend schools in this area.
Diversity is a necessary part of education.
Children should not be isolated from other races. Racism is a learned trait that can be avoided through education and desegregated socialization. There is no validation for white parents to claim that their children deserve a better education than black children. Besides, this segregation could never substitute for the tolerance and understanding that children gain through diversity. Bussing is not the ideal answer.