There is apparently a phenomenon in the US now, where parents drive to the school individually to pick up and drop off their children at the beginning and end of the day. Some people I work with even take time off from working to do this. When the parents descend on the school each day there’s insane traffic, cars lined up for miles, all idling their engines. What happened to school buses?

  • Billy_Gnosis@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    My son’s school charges $630 per year to ride the bus. And that is a public school. I still pay for it though, because, 1. I’m not going to spend my time sitting in a line cars every day. Not to mention take time off from work to do it. 2. I want him to experience life. It’s a great place for socialization

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      1 year ago

      So what are working class families supposed to do if they can’t afford it and the parents can’t get time off work? The kids just don’t go to school?

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        1 year ago

        I honestly doubt that you can pay for the car needed and your own time required to take your kids to school for those $630 even if you only value your time at something like $2/hour.

        Not sure how it works in the US but here in Europe there would probably be programs to pay for it if you can prove you don’t have the income to pay it yourself.

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        1 year ago

        Here in Germany there is now a ticket for 49€ a month (588€ a year but you can cancel it every month) that allows you to ride on any public transit and regional trains in the entire country. As an adult too, not just as a student. It is a personalized one though (non-transferable).

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      1 year ago

      “It’s a great place for socialization” yeah like being bullied. Lol

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        1 year ago

        Not sure what school your kids go to, that’s type of stuff isn’t an issue for mine. I’m sure things do happen, but that’s part of growing up and learning. It’s called life