variants
or less commonly bussing
1
: the act of transporting by bus
2
: the transporting of children to a school outside their residential area as a means of achieving racial balance in that school
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Students at two schools, Central High and Western High, will continue to receive busing.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
This option could appease community members who have spoken out against district leaders' insistence that cutting magnet busing is the most equitable solution to its busing woes.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
This option could appease community members who have spoken out against district leaders' insistence that cutting magnet busing is the most equitable solution to its busing woes.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
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busing
noun
bus·ing
variants
or bussing
: the act of transporting by bus
especially
: the transporting of children to a school outside their neighborhood in order to establish a racial balance at that school
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