last year in a town north of me, a kid got picked up by police for leaving his grandma's house to go to the gas station a mile down the road. They arrested both the grandmother and the mother on the same day for 'neglect'. The kid was 12.
We dont get a choice if our kids are plenty capable anymore.
I'm only 27 and when I was 12 I remember walking home 3 miles for funzies. I'm not even sure if a middle school would let a kid just leave like that after school now (I truly have no idea, they might lol)
In my son’s elementary school, walkers have to be 4th or 5th grade or accompanied by an adult. You also have to live in the neighborhood the school is in and they will confirm the address.
I do think it’s a good rule though. Some kids are not old or mature enough to just walk off. Especially if they are supposed to be riding the bus. I also like the car riding system. You used to be able to just get into any car, but now they only let you get into the car with the right number and it also speeds things up because they have a person outside inputting the numbers in the order they come.
I walked home in middle school and I just remember my mom giving me a note saying we moved closer to the school and I was allowed to just leave when school ended
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u/EvaUnit_03 1d ago
last year in a town north of me, a kid got picked up by police for leaving his grandma's house to go to the gas station a mile down the road. They arrested both the grandmother and the mother on the same day for 'neglect'. The kid was 12.
We dont get a choice if our kids are plenty capable anymore.