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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I take the bus at least 3 days a week, and I’ve never seen a kid of any age scan a card, on any day of the week. It would be different for metro if you’re not with them, of course, since they can’t get through the turnstile. I also had never heard the “educational” limitation. [/quote]

My kid has one and rarely scanned it last year. He said the bus driver didn't care and knows he's a student (wears a school uniform, bookbag and using during before school/directly after school hours). He literally had it on him every day. However, this year I told him he has to. I told him I don't care what the bus driver does or doesn't say, scan the card you're literally carrying with your school ID.[/quote]

Bus drivers are explicitly told not to enforce fare payment as it's not worth getting assaulted over.[/quote]

And yet, there have been reports of people being arrested over it. [/quote]

Yes, Metro police does enforcement. Not the bus driver.

I'm also pretty sure that police can only issue a citation for fare evasion in DC. Any arrests are only happening when the person is also committing another crime.[/quote]

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