okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 days agoFuel is so expensive I can't afford the school run — what can I do?metro.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down16
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkFuel is so expensive I can't afford the school run — what can I do?metro.co.ukokwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWow. I took a bus to school in the first grade, so this is weird for me. How do they address the issue where it’s too far for Timmy to walk by himself? Anything 2 km or higher may not be good for the younger kids.
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoIt’s expected that parents drive their children to primary school, or at least to a nearby carpark within walking distance. If you don’t live within easy walking distance of a primary school, you just have to have a car or no children.
Wow. I took a bus to school in the first grade, so this is weird for me.
How do they address the issue where it’s too far for Timmy to walk by himself? Anything 2 km or higher may not be good for the younger kids.
It’s expected that parents drive their children to primary school, or at least to a nearby carpark within walking distance. If you don’t live within easy walking distance of a primary school, you just have to have a car or no children.