I was bussed starting in 1976. I lived 3 blocks away from the neighborhood junior high but had to be bussed to the junior high in the low-income, predominantly Indian neighborhood.
I went from getting A+ in every subject to running for my life every day. I was beaten, spit on, gum in the hair, and burned with cigarettes daily. I flat out stopped going to school early in 8th grade.
When my mom found out she took me to a Catholic school we couldn’t afford and my dad moved us into the far suburbs.
Forced bussing changed my life in a major way. For the worse.
Wow, I feel sorry for you. An ill-conceived social engineering experiment changed your life for the worse..