DS1 drives to school since he got his license and car at the beginning of his junior year. Before that he took the bus. DS2 takes the bus nearly every day. I have driven both of them on occasion when they had a project or a gift or snack or something to bring in, or when they were running late and had missed the bus. Personally, I can't stand it that so many parents drive their kids to school everyday. It creates such a traffic jam near/at the school and creates a safety hazard, imo. I feel bad that the principal is out there everyday directing the parent car traffic.

Slightly off-topic, but do other people pay for bus transportation? We do. I think that has contributed to the parent bus situation.

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ETA: DS1 goes to a private high school that is in town. The town has to provide bus transportation to town residents who opt to attend private schools for the same fee that they charge the kids who attend the public school. However, they put all the private/parochial school kids on the same bus and it takes forever to get to/from school because they stop at so many schools. DS1 was frequently late - not his fault, but didn't go over well with the Dean. His HS is pretty strict.

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