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How far would you feel comfortable having your child walk to school?

  1. Maysprout

    grapefruit / 4800 posts

    It depends. If there were sidewalks and low speed limit area I think I'd be more comfortable as they got older. The elementary school is about a mile from us and we might have some bike dates since their school starts so early but she won't ever be going alone.

  2. BandDmommy

    pomelo / 5660 posts

    @MoreCoffee: NOVA suburb here too... Such bad drivers!

  3. looch

    wonderful pear / 26210 posts

    We picked our house because of the proximity to the elementary school...our street is a cul de sac that goes directly to the back of the school. I can literally stand on my front lawn and see the play area. That is my limit for elementary school walking, it's probably less than 1/4 mile.

  4. BandDmommy

    pomelo / 5660 posts

    @looch: we live in a brand new community. We knew the plan was to build schools, but the lines were not determine. Currently, our neighborhood has bus service.

  5. birdofafeather

    pineapple / 12053 posts

    Maybe by 4th or 5th grade is let them walk that far alone. Really depends on the neighborhood/streets!

  6. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    The primary school is a half mile away but I wouldn't feel comfortable having them walk alone. Lots of neighbors kids do though. The intermediate school is a mile away but on busier street with tons of creepy people.

  7. beloved

    cherry / 206 posts

    I don't think I would But I am also a pretty big worry wart.

  8. Ree723

    grapefruit / 4819 posts

    We live on the same street as our primary school - it's a crescent street, we're at the start of it and the school is at the midpoint, so about 9 houses down from us. It's also nice being a crescent as it's a narrow road and no one drives down it unless they live on the street or are heading to the school, although with limited parking, that's not really an issue either. I'll still walk her everyday until Year 3 at least, not least because parents are required to sign their children in and out of the classroom, so someone HAS to walk them. Realistically though, I'll probably walk the kids to/from school until they start secondary school.....I just think it's an important way to stay connected if one is able to do so.

  9. Freckles

    honeydew / 7444 posts

    @BandDmommy: whoa if my area were like that I would not be comfortable! We are 0.15 miles away from her elementary school so I would be comfortable having her walk to school. We would most likely walk with her though.

    DD's preschool is 1 mile away and I wouldn't be comfortable with her walking there (alone) if that were her elementary school.

  10. gingerbebe

    cantaloupe / 6131 posts

    Neither DH nor I lived close enough to our schools to walk so our parents always dropped us off. I took the bus off and on for a year or two towards the end of elementary school - like 4th, 5th, or 6th grades - but the stop was literally across the street from our house. I guess because of that experience, I'm just not familiar with walking. My parents would never have been comfortable with it anyway, so I think we'd probably lean that way. There's a public school bus pick up at the park a street over from our house and there's usually a cop escort to enforce any speeding or aggressive driving, so I think that would be fine, but I think our plan is to send our son to a private school that would require drop offs.

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