In the 1970s, federal courts began to prescribe ways to achieve the desegregation that the United States Supreme Court had mandated in 1954, and most asked school districts to mix students from different neighborhoods by transporting them to schools in other parts of town. This practice of busing raised objections from the very beginning and escalated into riot-like confrontations in some of the nations allegedly most liberal cities, such as Boston.

After viewing the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wra-krMEvlU 

Use the questions below to discuss the Early Controversy over Busing:

1. What objections did Ronald Reagan raise to the busing of students? How did he characterize the order of the federal judge?
2. For what reasons did the Pasadena residents interviewed in the report object to busing? Do these arguments resonate with what you have learned about the rise of modern conservatism in the 1970s?
3. Discuss the recall of the Board of Supervisors of the Pasadena School District. What does this grassroots protest suggest about the relationship between conservatism and activism in the 1970s?
4. How would you describe the ethnic diversity of the students, and how did they respond to the busing? How did most parents react to the busing policy?