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[quote=Anonymous]I would let them walk in 3rd or 4th grade, maybe younger. It's good to foster independence and walking to the bus unaccompanied is an easy thing to do, especially if you can see the stop from your house. Your parents let you walk to the bus without them in elementary school and now all of you PPs are functioning adults. The world is getting safer, not more dangerous. Plus my kids think walking to school with friends is fun. They're actually more likely to leave on time if they get to walk without me!
[quote=Anonymous]Another consideration is that in HS (at least here in MoCo) it's still dark when the kids catch the bus.  My neighbor's HS freshman daughter gets a ride to the bus stop each morning, and I'd do the same.  It's dark!

I don't want to be over-protective, and in most cases, I'm not, but I'd be uncomfortable having my 14 year old girl walking by herself at 6:45 am.  It might be our neighborhood, but even I'm not comfortable out that early.  Better safe than sorry.[/quote]
6:45 is not that early. The world is busy at 6:45 in the morning.[/quote]

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