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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get rid of buses and put the onus on parents to take personal responsibility for getting their kids to and from school. Problem solved, millions of $ saved.[/quote]

plus a gazillion! I would rather pay for public transportation buses to take the kids than what is currently happening. It's absolutely ridiculous! I am inches away from signing my kids up to be homeschooled and I am NOT of the ilk that would have ever considered that as a viable option -- but I have had it. [/quote] Our ES school has 800 students. Can you imagine the insanity of 500 cars (because, yes, some are siblings) trying to drop off their kids at kiss and ride?  Talk about a mess.

You know this isn't viable.  Try again.[/quote]

NP here.  That's actually how it worked where I grew up and went to school, and in the (separate) district where my mom now teaches.  The only buses were for students who lived over 5 miles from their assigned school, or special ed students.  Everyone else walked/drove/carpooled/rode their bikes.  [b]In high school, many people took public buses. [/b] There were discounted rates (like $1/ride) for high school kids.

Granted, my elementary school only had 500 kids, not 800, but the high school had 2500 and the junior high had 1200 and it somehow worked.[/quote]

What public busses?  The current bus system is to ferry people in and out of DC or Metro stations, schools are not usually stops and one line may pass nearby.  [/quote]

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