Edit: of course this is satire. The power of the reading comprehension devil grows stronger every day 😢

  • towerful@programming.devEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    I presume US schools have to buy/rent busses and pay bus drivers? Specifically to drive kids to/from school?
    Instead of the council (or whatever) subsidising routes that connect new builds to schools, and giving under 16s free bus travel.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Very mixed. Just for my kids ….

      • walked to elementary school
      • car to middle school (because they classified it as walkable but it was very long plus had to cross two major streets)
      • car to high school - private school several towns away. School was Actually on the subway … the other direction
    • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      It’s complicated and different districts do different things. Plenty of kids did take the city bus to my high school (there was a vastly reduced fee for minors and plenty of subsidized programs for free or cheap monthly passes).

    • Mike D.@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      Yes, in the smaller cities and towns where things tend to be more spread out. The is not reliable public transportation.

      Big cities like NYC and LA don’t normally bus children to school. They are usually close to the school and can walk or take public transit.