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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]

Please have your kids scan their cards regardless of whether the driver cares or not. Ridership dictates changes to frequency of buses and routes. My bus route was once slated for removal because of low ridership even though it was always packed when I rode it. [/quote]

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