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Not the pp, but in North Arlington, there have been a few incidents over the years of suspected child predators acting inappropriate at playgrounds and other places. It wouldn't be enough that I wouldn't drop my child off at the bus stop a few minutes early when other kids are starting to gather as well, [b]but I don't think I'd drop my child off at the bus stop 20 minutes early every single day without anyone around [/b]to keep an eye on what's happening, thereby creating a pattern that might catch someone's eye.[/quote]

But wouldn't OP's child's bus stop be in a neighborhood? Why would a residential street be completely deserted at morning go-to-school time? Especially 20 minutes or less before the school bus comes?[/quote]

It depends on the nature of the street. Some streets get lots of foot traffic in the mornings, which will tend to discourage would-be predators and wouldn't worry me as much. If it's a neighborhood street that doesn't get a lot of foot traffic until five minutes or so until the bus arrives, and there isn't a lot of car traffic either, that would give me more pause. It also would depend on whether we knew any of the people who lived next to the bus stop that my child could go to if a problem arose. [/quote]

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