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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These days, all children should be bused for safety reasons.  good Lord - a violent child rapist lives right in front of the elementary school in our neighborhood.  And autistic kids go there and other special needs children - god forbid they have to walk home past his house alone.[/quote]

OP here. I agree with this (obviously.) So many of the buses at our school pull into the loop 1/2 empty, and drive right by my street on the way. Would it be so hard to make a few extra stops? [b]I also think its in the interest of equity. If its the parents responsibility to get their kids to school, then it should be for ALL parents. If its the schools responsibility (buses) then it should be for all.[/b][/quote]

So based on your logic, a kid who lives across the street from the school should have a bus available to to take the child to school.

[b]In Japan, 5 year olds go to school without adult accompaniment on subways. How does this happen? The community is invested in the safety of all children.[/b] Perhaps this is where you need to put your energy. You have decided that the walk to your child's school isn't safe, even though there are sidewalks the entire way. You claim the cars go too fast. I'm not sure what this "tunnel" you refer to is all about.  Instead of making the school system cater to you, what are you doing to organize parents in your neighborhood to take turns walking with the kids to school. Or work with VDOT for traffic calming measures.  
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I am Japanese and have lived in Japan.

Japan is a very, very different society from the US and very, very monolithic.  You cannot compare the experience of Japanese schoolchildren to the experience of American schoolchildren.

The countries are just too different.[/quote]

OMG! Thank you. My DH grew up in Japan and is always saying our young girls should walk. Check out the convicted sex offender map. More tan one live right next to the schools.[/quote]

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