In the late ‘90’s I worked with men who were raising kids in a bad school district. The local authorities had altered the school districts to make more white kids attend a predominantly black school which is horribly rated, looks like a prison and where there are huge brawls. (Nothing about the school changed. They just wanted more whites. It’s hard to learn when your number one thought is living through the day.)
At least two (I think 4, but can’t recall for sure) sold their homes and moved deeply into better school districts. Because of the schools, homes in those districts are very expensive.
Homes in the other districts still sell at a discount.
Back in the 70s, Dallas, TX decided to bus across town black kids to white schools and white kids to black schools. Needless to say, it didn’t work. They locked us in our classrooms and pulled down the fire gates in the hallways to keep fights from breaking out. My parents put Dallas in the rearview window.
When I was in first grade, I was bussed across town to the predominantly black school- despite the fact that there was an elementary school a half a mile from my home.
I, and many other little girls who were also bussed in, were molested and assaulted on a daily basis. It was all the teachers and students knew so they didn’t think anyone was doing anything wrong. UNTIL I mentioned to my father how one boy threw me down and laid on top of me.
I learned at an early age that people are different.