high school students suspended for riding bikes to school

[Eden]

I haven't read the full article, yet, but Bicycling magazine currently has a story about this very thing. There are kids in districts that don't even allow them to cross the street to get to school...their parents have to drive them a few hundred feet.

And we wonder why this country has a childhood obesity epidemic....

[zoom-zoom]

And we wonder why this country has a childhood obesity epidemic....

Yep.

[smilingcat]

Everyone seems to be defensive on perceived threat of litigation.

Sometimes though, I see the over reaching act of the school goes beyond the perceived threat of litigation and preemptive move to protect themselves.

Well the principle in question was willing to admit she was wrong and apologized (could it be because she is a woman and be more willing to apologize?)

How is the school responsible for kids riding bicycle before school? or what they do afterwards. And what about all the kids who get suspended or kicked out because they were critical of the school on their facebook page.

I just see the whole thing from political shift of this country and I shake my head.

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This country is too car-centric in its view!! Why does a car have to take precedence over walking, skateboarding, cycling or other modes of transportation? Why is it that non-car mode of transportation is relegated to being a "third class"?