busing

noun

bus·​ing ˈbə-siŋ 

variants or less commonly bussing

1

: the act of transporting by bus

2

: the transporting of children to a school outside their residential area as a means of achieving racial balance in that school

Examples of busing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Immediately after Finn's death, the Hamilton School District changed its busing policy, dropping off 4K students directly at Willow Springs Learning Center. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025

In 1991, mandatory busing for elementary students also ended, though schools were still required to serve between 15% and 50% Black students. —Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

The district eventually restored busing for students at six magnet schools in March. —Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025

The answer for school leaders in 1971: One-way busing of Anderson students to all the other high schools in the city. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for busing

• bussing
• cussing
• fussing
• discussing

Legal Definition

busing

noun

bus·​ing

variants or bussing

ˈbə-siŋ 

: the act of transporting by bus

especially : the transporting of children to a school outside their neighborhood in order to establish a racial balance at that school