From “When African-American Families Choose an African-Centered Charter School In Place Of a Traditional Public School For Their Children, What Motivating Factors Inform That Decision?” by Lisa A. Napp, Ph.D. dissertation, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008:
When the practice of busing was discussed within the focus group [of African-American parents], a parent adamantly declared, ?children are not meant to be bused? and the focus group spontaneously chorused affirmative support. Parent narratives articulated a need for schools to be community-oriented and committed to supplanting society?s proclivity for material gain with a genuine focus on culture, academics, and positive relationships regardless of cultural origin or status. (p. 128, emphases added)