Edited sentence: And this in 1987-88 caused the drastic change in Yonkers and was forced to change for the worst.In the end it was a shame to have destroyed all of the schools in the city rather than just a few.Rather than our children going to their neighborhood school within walking distance they had to be transported across town to the schools that were destroyed and in usavory areas.Several Yonkers Public Shools were very good.That is what caused many to leave and find better city and school system for our children.Then in 1987-88 Yonkers was forced to spend funds they did not have and bus kids from lower income area to the upper income area schools.They were well maintained by the children and parents that lived in the area