Quote Originally Posted by Tri Girl View Post
We have students who live a few houses away that are driven to school, and even more who live within a few blocks of school that are driven. Most of our students live miles away. It's a shame. When neighborhood schools went away, that took away the biking/walking ability for many, many students- meaning they have to ride the bus or get driven because it's simply not safe to bike/walk. If it could be made safer, I KNOW more students would bike/walk. It's a shame we've taken that option away from them.
I wonder if some of it has less to do with car traffic, particularily if the neighbourhood is not that car intensive vs. fear of predators snatching/luring an innocent kid that some parents may have.

I was dismayed to hear my 10 yr. old niece (who has ice hockey and gymnastics outside of school) say in the car, "I don't like walking". That is just not good. And I know her parents wouldn't have wanted their daughter to feel that way.