Why do you assume this is unique to the US? I had to wake up at 6am and get driven on a noisy school bus for >1hr into the countryside to go to my Catholic pub

Why do you assume this is unique to the US? I had to wake up at 6am and get driven on a noisy school bus for >1hr into the countryside to go to my Catholic public school here in Canada for years. It’s normal for kids to dread that sort of commitment. Looking back though I realized my school life was much nicer and had better teachers than the awful stuff I’ve heard from my nieces/nephews today, so maybe it was worth driving for an hour instead of staying local. Not all school life is equal.