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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not DC local so don’t panic for yourself!

Our school district just sent out emails informing us all of a sudden that a dozen busses will be cancelled on a weeks long rotating basis starting tomorrow. I WFH and have flexibility and walk or drive my child because we don’t live within bus boundary. I found out about the cancellation because TWO of DS school friends parents texted me asking if I could drive their kids with mine during the closure.

I haven’t responded; I came here first!

I don’t want to do this. I have no clue how long this will go on, but I can’t be a permanent solution. Besides, I don’t want to watch kids before school/work, and I drop DS off right before the bell.[b] It would be just as easy for these parents to drop their child off at the school; our house is only a few blocks from the school. [/b]

So what’s the best way to explain this tactfully? [/quote]

It would not be just as easy to drop them off at the school.  The drop off line will be crazy.  If they aren’t used to this, don’t have any real system for kids in wheelchairs or other SN, etc. it’s going to be even worse.

Asking a parent who lives a couple of blocks from the school if they could walk with your kid too is not the crazy ask that you think it is.  
It’s probably better for the whole community if people carpool or kids walk in from a couple of blocks away.

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