Anonymous wrote:They should be drug tested

Um. Wat?

Outreach has increased.

My son goes to Basis and told me that 2 people from WMATA came last week and spoke to students about this change, the need to get cards/activate/clear negative balances and swipe cards to ride bus and train every time.

Told them all that going through the emergency gates is illegal and they would be stopped.

Anonymous wrote:Grace period extended to Nov 13

https://www.wmata.com/about/news/DCOne-Card-Grace-Period-Extended.cfm

Thank goodness. My child re-ordered a card the second week of school and hasn't gotten hers.

Anonymous wrote:Grace period extended to Nov 13

https://www.wmata.com/about/news/DCOne-Card-Grace-Period-Extended.cfm

Pathetic -- both on the part of schools and parents. Extending the deadline isn't going to make much of a difference. Enforcement of the rules will.

"...Metro reported that only 28 percent of eligible students had an active pass loaded on a DC One card as of today[b].

Compliance with the “no tap, no ride” rule is necessary to ensure that Metro can quickly and accurately account for young riders who may be traveling unaccompanied, and to ensure that Metro is properly accounting for rides taken under the program. Metro is reminding students, parents, and school officials that use of the “swing gates” at station entrances is not permitted, and that all passengers – including DC One card holders – must properly tap their card when using the system.

“The safety of our young riders is paramount,” said Joseph Leader, Metro’s Chief Operating Officer. “Ensuring that every student uses their DC One card provides an important tool for safety and accountability that helps ensure our young riders have safe passage to and from school every day.”"

Grace period extended to Nov 13

https://www.wmata.com/about/news/DCOne-Card-Grace-Period-Extended.cfm

Just want to point out that enforcement applies to field trips too. Those of you who aren't concerned may have a rude awakening when little Larla has to miss her field trip

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Really? Neither of my kids (different schools) were given a plastic cover with theirs.

Calm down. Plastic covers aren't standard. Some schools buy them for the students.

Haha. this made me laugh. I'm certainly not worked up, I used the devil sign because in my mind I said "grrr" and then moved on and haven't given this a second thought. Trust me, I'm not mad or angry, just a little annoyed for a mere 3 seconds while reading this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Really? Neither of my kids (different schools) were given a plastic cover with theirs.

Calm down. Plastic covers aren't standard. Some schools buy them for the students.

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Really? Neither of my kids (different schools) were given a plastic cover with theirs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Maybe high schoolers? Most below that age are dropped off at privates in DC-let's be honest. As to HS, don't they qualify for a free card? their parents pay taxes, no?

Private school students who live in DC can ride the bus for free with a DC One card. They can buy a monthly pass for Metro for $30.

So their parents are paying tuition, taxes and for a free benefit?? that needs to be changed.

Well apparently they've been getting it by just walking through (see above). The station attendants haven't been stopping kids for 2 years.

But there are a host of things that I pay taxes for but don't qualify for, benefit from or use -- such as senior citizen housing and homeless shelters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Maybe high schoolers? Most below that age are dropped off at privates in DC-let's be honest. As to HS, don't they qualify for a free card? their parents pay taxes, no?

Private school students who live in DC can ride the bus for free with a DC One card. They can buy a monthly pass for Metro for $30.

So their parents are paying tuition, taxes and for a free benefit?? that needs to be changed.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Maybe high schoolers? Most below that age are dropped off at privates in DC-let's be honest. As to HS, don't they qualify for a free card? their parents pay taxes, no?

Private school students who live in DC can ride the bus for free with a DC One card. They can buy a monthly pass for Metro for $30.

Anonymous wrote:Cards are supplied with a plastic transparent cover/case for a reason. Have you kids keep it inside the case and you won't have a problem.

My son's card worked with no problems for 2 years. Then he lost it, applied for a new one which worked perfectly for the remaining 9 months.

Just keep it in the case.

Many parents do not even want to be bothered to activate their kids'card. In my school the front office helped the parents who were having trouble activating their cards.

Many private school kids, my son tells me (he has friends in a number of DC privates) just ride for free, and use the money parents give them for transportation to buy candies and goodies instead.

Maybe high schoolers? Most below that age are dropped off at privates in DC-let's be honest. As to HS, don't they qualify for a free card? their parents pay taxes, no?