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Originally Posted by Noe
This is no judgement against you, but personally as the mother of two young children, I would never let my children take the bus at that age. I would find some alternative way of transportation. I see little kids taking the bus and walking to and from school and it makes me cringe. #1, the public school systems here in the US suck and they don't give a shit about your kids. #2, there are all kinds of predators out there looking for kids on their way to and from school. I might be a bit overprotective, but I just feel that these days you can't be too careful when it comes to your children.
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In some areas in the busiest burbs of Atlanta (I used to live in one), it is REQUIRED that the kids of all age ride the bus. Even as young as kindergarten. My friend lived across the street from her kid's elementary school and wanted to walk her kid to school. Nope. And they wouldn't let you drive them either - too much traffic in an already car filled area. They have too many kids crammed into these schools (and trailers).
And the pervs know this. This happened 12+ years ago but one time she was walking towards the bus stop and right after the bus drove away, a guy pulled up next to her daughter and started asking questions. Thankfully my friend was within sight/shouting distance but it still freaked her (and her daughter) out.
I remember walking approx 2 miles to school and in two different cities we lived in, I was walking alone or with my little brother through woods. Never in a million years would anyone let their kid do that now. Some of the best times I had with friends was on the walk home from school and if I was even an hour late, no one worried. Sad how times have changed
