N.C. County School Board Ends Diversity Policy: RALEIGH N.C. – A North Carolina school district once considered a model for diversifying its classrooms ended its busing policy Tuesday in favor of keeping students in schools close to their homes.The final, official vote by the Wake County school board was expected and followed a similar decision made at a far more contentious meeting in March.
Still, Tuesday's meeting drew more than 100 people, and more than a dozen residents made speeches in a last-ditch effort to sway the board's majority.
Many said they feared the shift to community-based schools would segregate students and create a large disparity in quality.
