School buses pick up at trivial distances from children's homes, where they can be visually supervised between the door and the bus either by their own parents

School buses pick up at trivial distances from children's homes, where they can be visually supervised between the door and the bus either by their own parents or by a trusted neighbor. The bus driver passes a background check, and no other adults are allowed. The bus drops off right on school property, not on the other side of a fast road. If a school bus does not come, takes a long detour, or quits mid-route it is national news [0]. For people who can afford alternatives, riding public transit is something you do as an adventurous young adult, and maybe get turned off of even then (sexual harassment, aggressive panhandling, long delays and breakdowns). In the culture I grew up in, sending your 7 year old to navigate that unsupervised every day is bonkers. [0] https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Bus-Driver-Detour-Fort-Lauderdale-Broward-502008862.html https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Bus-Driver-Detour-Fort-L...