All 3 of my kids ride the bus. My oldest, who's a jr this year, sometimes will get rides with friends to & from school.
Last year when my youngest was in kindy I drove her to & from school. They only went 1/2 days and had NO supervision for the kids waiting OUTSIDE the school waiting to be left in. I was the only adult there and sometimes we would be standing outside for a good 15 mins before a teacher would open the doors. The kids stood outside no matter what the weather. If it was bad out we would sit in the car until someone opened the door for the kids.
This year she rides with her older brother who watches out for her but this is his last year at Elementary school. Next year I'll have 3 kids in 3 different schools.
Dh says the youngest can continue to ride the bus but I'm not sure if I want my "baby" on the bus without one of her siblings there to watch over her. I'm a bit over protective