An unintended consequence of school busing is that:
A) tracking in schools became more problematical as school diversity increased
B) literacy rates increased in urban areas as poor students worked to keep up with wealthier ones
C) racial divisions were erased, particularly in center-city urban communities in the United States
D) white families fled from the city into suburban areas, leaving the center cities to decay

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One of the unintended consequences of school busing was that white families who were dissatisfied with the idea of their children being sent to schools in less affluent areas in the name of integration began to leave cities for the suburbs. This "white flight" led to a decline in the tax base of city schools, contributing to their continued decay.

An Unintended Consequence of School Busing Is That