Walking Home from School : Othor Games

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:10 pm

I just dealt with an angry parent that her 11 year old daughter had to walk home, a mile and a half, from school.

All of my "what" was given and do not understand the outrage.

Discuss parenting I guess.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:58 pm

On no!
Not walking!

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:10 pm

Does she often walk home from school? If not, why did she have to this time?

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:03 am

Could probably use some backstory here

Are you a teacher?

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:33 am

Does she often walk home from school? If not, why did she have to this time?

Apparently the school bus left without her.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:25 am

Come again?

The OP makes little sense.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:16 am

*deleted*

Reserving comment for later. (With some added context.)

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:26 am

You're poor legs.......

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:22 am

You're poor legs.......

No I'm not! :tongue:

(Had to be done, sorry)

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:45 pm

1.5 miles is quite a walk for an 11 year old. At least it would have been for me.

And you have to consider the context. Was she late for the bus? Or was the driver inattentive? I would be pretty upset too.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:02 pm

I just dealt with an angry parent that her 11 year old daughter had to walk home, a mile and a half, from school.

All of my "what" was given and do not understand the outrage.

Discuss parenting I guess.

It's not surprising. The more quality of life and technological convenience there is to go around, the more entitled parents and kids alike are going to feel. Eventually the kid will grow up and hopefully realize the world doesn't revolve around them (certain personalities never do) and eventually the parent will hopefully learn to let go of their "I pay a pittance in tax money so the school should revolve around my kid" attitude. Presuming this is a public school.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:34 am

I often used to walk back from school between the ages of about five and eight years old; not quite as far, perhaps a mile or so, but that was pretty normal back then (I still walked after that, but the "big kids'" school was nearer.) Fast forward 20 years and I'd see parents driving their kids to school when they lived no further than 200-300 yards away. The mind boggles.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:31 pm

was there not a way for the kid to access a phone at school and call their mom to give them a lift?

and its nothing surprising. You see parents driving their kids to the bus stops (at the end of their street).

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:26 pm

I often used to walk back from school between the ages of about five and eight years old; not quite as far, perhaps a mile or so, but that was pretty normal back then (I still walked after that, but the "big kids'" school was nearer.) Fast forward 20 years and I'd see parents driving their kids to school when they lived no further than 200-300 yards away. The mind boggles.

I've seen a woman walk from her house to the bus stop (basically right outside), just to get the bus to the top of the street and go into the shop.
They wonder why they are overweight?

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:57 pm

I was walking probably three miles home from school when I was 12-13.

She was more mad about her daughter walking than the bus missing her. But the level of anger was just... wow.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:35 am

1.5 miles is quite a walk for an 11 year old. At least it would have been for me.

And you have to consider the context. Was she late for the bus? Or was the driver inattentive? I would be pretty upset too.

When I was 11, I walked alot further than that on a daily basis, then I'd get on my bicycle and ride it too. Kids ought to be able to walk a mile and a half without even breaking a sweat.

I should probably stop there before I say something that might offend someone.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:45 am

one day of a mile and a half walk. Boo hoo.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:02 am

I was walking probably three miles home from school when I was 12-13.

She was more mad about her daughter walking than the bus missing her. But the level of anger was just... wow.

without written consent, teachers aren't allowed to drive students home, if he did not plan ahead of time for the event and write the consent then it is his fault she had to walk, unless the problem was that she wasn't allowed to call home for a ride

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:04 am

Depends on the type of area it is I guess, but 1.5 miles isn't much, I walked home at that age :shrug:

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:57 am

Uh...has no one considered the possibility that maybe the parent was angry that the 11 year old girl could've been kidnapped or [censored] or whatever on the way home, instead of the distance?

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:23 pm

Meh even with a car I live like 45 minutes away so I gotta take public transport. No advice on parenting though.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:14 am

A mile and a half is 2.4 km, right? This is silly. I walked 1.5 km to school when I was 12 and I never felt it was far. I'd have had no problem walking an additional kilometer.

Uh...has no one considered the possibility that maybe the parent was angry that the 11 year old girl could've been kidnapped or [censored] or whatever on the way home, instead of the distance?

This sounds reasonable.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:04 am

Not that far

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:29 am

Uh...has no one considered the possibility that maybe the parent was angry that the 11 year old girl could've been kidnapped or [censored] or whatever on the way home, instead of the distance?

I get that, but I feel as if the reaction was way too high for what happened.

» Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:52 am

I still have no idea what happened.

So you dealt with a parent about her daughter walking home because she missed the bus. Who's fault was it that she missed the bus, why did she have to walk home? Did somebody force her to? Was there no other way for her to get home? Could you please explain the situation a bit better because I have no idea what's wrong here.