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pnwmom

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8. They should investigate the school district for allowing 6 year olds -- unaccompanied

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jan 2015

by older siblings -- to walk for a mile to school instead of taking a school bus.

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/transportation/rules/riding.aspx#q1

This six year old was much safer with her ten year old brother than are all the six year olds the school district allows to walk to school by themselves.

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Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 OP

Those parents should be thrown in jail! Turbineguy Jan 2015 #1

I'm for letting the kids walk home. It's good for their health and snappyturtle Jan 2015 #2

Jeez the cops made it worse + why did they respond to this bullshit? lunasun Jan 2015 #3

"free range" - like chickens or beef? packman Jan 2015 #4

I can see your point of view. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 #5

I was going to cite the Lyon's children disappearance packman Jan 2015 #6

The school district there won't provide busses for six year olds unless they live more pnwmom Jan 2015 #9

How come schools require elementary children to walk to school for a mile if it's so unsafe? pnwmom Jan 2015 #7

They should investigate the school district for allowing 6 year olds -- unaccompanied pnwmom Jan 2015 #8