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That, and just let kids walk home. It's good for their muscles.
by chungy 2y ago
That, and just let kids walk home. It's good for their muscles.
- Aurornis 2y agoLiterally addressed in the article. 80% of kids live too far away for walking to be feasible.
- alistairSH 2y agoAnd yet less 40% of students who live within a mile of school walk regularly. For kids who live <.25 miles, that number is still <50%. Walking a quarter of a mile takes ~5 minutes, maybe a bit longer for a small kid with a large school pack. Many should be able to walk almost as fast as loading up the car, waiting in the queue, etc.
- andrepd 2y agoIt may be short as the crow flies but incredibly unsafe due to e.g. having no sidewalk or having to cross 6 lanes of traffic. When everything is designed around the car it's no wonder people have no choice but to drive.
- jerlam 2y agoMany of them can't walk home from school. As the article says, most students now live too far away from school (greater than three miles), and many rural/suburban areas have underdeveloped sidewalks and traffic systems. If three miles sounds like not a big deal, it certainly is when you have short legs, a backpack full of books, and uncooperative weather. I was lucky enough to walk to/from school for most of my schooling. It was only around one mile and it still took 30 minutes. As an adult I would probably balk at a 90-minute commute.
- bink 2y agoIndeed. My kid could theoretically walk to/from school, but they carry a musical instrument every day along with a backpack full of all of their books. The school doesn't offer lockers anymore because they deemed it "unsafe", so all books and a big Chromebook need to come home each day (and be carried between every class).
- red-iron-pine 2y agolockers are unsafe? wtf terrible school system is this?
- cogman10 2y agoOne that has to deal with parents either explicitly buying a handgun for their kids or leaving handguns in easily accessible locations.
- RhysU 2y agoI played the trombone in sixth grade. Your kid will be fine carrying anything short of a baritone by that age. It sucks to carry. Switch hands as necessary. Be selective with your books on instrument days. But he or she can manage.
- mmooss 2y agoYes, adults walk ~2 miles/hr. 1.5 hours is too long. But there are bicycles which go ~5 times as fast. Now it's a 15-20 minute trip.
- turtlebits 2y agoThen have them walk a few blocks to where their parent is parked. There's no reason to have a line of cars idling.
- bluGill 2y agoWhere I live all schools must provide bus service for kids more than 1 mile away, or if the route to school crosses a busy road. Some kids to get a city bus pass, but the yellow school bus is common. I know other states do it differently.