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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We may face the same situation if our youngest gets into Latin this lottery season, but the logistics would be hard for us. [b]My youngest is a girl and I am not comfortable with her taking public transportation to school by herself anytime soon[/b]—and right now we know no one at Latin who lives anywhere near us (and the Latin buses aren’t close enough to make sense). BASIS is much closer and my kids could commute on the metro together. It’ll be a tough call if she gets into Latin. [/quote]

You decide readiness to travel solo by gender? That's disheartening.[/quote]

By all means, let your 10 year old 5th grade DD take public transportation to and from school by herself. It’s not like there are creeps on the metro. She’ll be fine! [/quote]

There are some creeps on the metro just like everywhere unfortunately (highest office ahem).  But I still let my 11 and 13 yo middle school daughters take it, and they learn so much about how to be aware of surroundings and street smart as a result.  Not to mention the freedom and fun of being able to go to lunch or the mall with best friends. [/quote]

Yeah, I also was nervous until we actually started doing it (age 11 and a boy). I was really proud to see him developing situational awareness and also the skill to deal with any problems that come up. (And the metro feels a lot safer as of maybe 2 years ago, since they stopped fare evaders with those walls. Lots of metro security around these days).

Navigating the world on their own does feel like an appropriate developmental stage for middle schoolers. And, BASIS has a huge culture of using transit to get to school, so all these kids see each other during the morning and afternoon rushes.[/quote]

+1 5th grader has taken the bus to Latin since day 1. There are tons of kids commuting in the morning so they make friends with those that commute at the same time. [/quote]

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