For more than 45 years, Jefferson County Public Schools bused students across town, sometimes far from their neighborhood, to desegregate classrooms. In a multipart series, The Courier Journal pulled back the curtain on busing, examining how a well-intentioned plan often diverted off course, leaving unintended consequences in its wake. The series was co-reported by Mandy McLaren and Olivia Krauth. Logo by Jeff Faughender / Photo by Bryan Woolston
