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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not worry about roughness on the 70 line during the times she will travel. My daughter managed to travel each way listening to her ipod while playing Soduko (spelling?) on her phone. [/quote]

No, I'd see to it that she takes the Metro. I'd say Navy Yard, not because she won't know how to transfer but because you want to minimize the commute and to maximize other useful time she has to do homework or read a book, which is impossible to do if you have to transfer. Maybe she'll play Sodoku (but don't bet on that even if she tells you so). As a regular user of metro, with and without sharing my ride with high school kids, I think it's paramount to regularly remind your teenager that they need to be respectful of other riders. High schoolers can have this group (sheep) mentality and behavior and it's a terrible thing to watch and and really aggravating for the rest of us. I don't think I'd encourage ear phone use. While I've never witnessed a crime on metro, crime does exist and I'm sure mindless teenagers with their latest gadgets out, right near the door, would be prime targets. And if she is not already a regular user, then I think it's in order to travel that distance a few times with her and also point out who to ask for help and how and what to report (rare occasions but I've needed to flag an exhibitionist once and was glad to have been told to do that and where to do that).

And I think the days that she says she wants to get off at Gallery Place or Metro station to do whatever/hang, then you'll want to know exactly why and with whom. You won't be able and probably shouldn't fully curtail that but there are some rough high school crowds out and about there on some days, not altogether pretty, the kind that'll go to the National Zoo "to watch girls" (citation from the WaPo).

While I know bus rides are free, I don't think Metro is. You can use the DC One card to charge fare though and that may include the student discount. [/quote]

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