Bill Wise began his career in Nashville at a time when there were white schools and black schools. He never understood the separate but equal philosophy even as a child. Metro hired Wise as an assistant superintendent 31 years ago. On his first day he found a federal order for bussing. Wise remembers racial tensions and threats. Metro struggled to find a workable solution which finally came in September 1998 in the courtroom of US District judge Tom Wiseman who pronounced unity.
