I was a student in a (what once was) a rural community that had to undergo forced “desegregation” where they bused in kids from the cities out to us starting with my Jr. High year (now middle school)
Before the busing the school campuses were open - before class and during lunch I could go to the bookstore (staffed by students) or to the school’s library which were situated next to the cafeteria. Seating was open.
Within 2 years the Jr. High was completely locked down and seats were assigned in the cafeteria.
By the time I got to the high school (which used to allow eating lunch on the green areas or even LEAVING SCHOOL during lunch to grab a bite at the local burger places) - they had already locked down and then continued to further restrict our liberties and freedoms until we effectively were being educated in a prison.
The bused in kids didn’t WANT to be there either as busing times were nearly hour long commutes plus it made extra curricular activities difficult for them to get to and from outside of busing. So they didn’t integrate that way, either. Of course in things like band, they could easily get out of practices without punishment - of course those of us who lived in the area HAD to appear or be punished.
It was just bad all around.
Totally bad. And yes, it’s true that the bussed in kids didn’t like it either. But of course, nobody really cared about what was best for the kids, white or black. It was all political posturing.