Walking distance to high school (safe neighborhood, high schools, live)

[Shet]

If both parents are working, would you consider walking distance (say half mile) to high school a boon. Would this alleviate the need for parents to chauffer for drop-off and pick-up?

[flyonpa]

Half Mile, No problem walking it. ... From the Drop off area to far side of some High Schools might be a 1/2 mile.

I think the 2.5 mile "Legal" walking distance a bit far to walk, The average walking pace is 3 miles per hour, walking to/from school almost two hours a day, in the dark most of the time, in area that have little to/no sidewalks, is just silly..

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by flyonpa

Half Mile, No problem walking it. ... From the Drop off area to far side of some High Schools might be a 1/2 mile.

I think the 2.5 mile "Legal" walking distance a bit far to walk, The average walking pace is 3 miles per hour, walking to/from school almost two hours a day, in the dark most of the time, in area that have little to/no sidewalks, is just silly..

it's illegal to walk to school if it's more than 2.5 miles?

[CdotSmith]

I Googled map my walk to HS. It was .6 miles one way. And I had to walk up a hill coming home. I went to a 1 HS town, still is, and I know friends who had to walk about 1.5 miles to school.

[flyonpa]

Originally Posted by CdotSmith

I Googled map my walk to HS. It was .6 miles one way. And I had to walk up a hill coming home.

In the Snow, Bare Footed, Up Hill Both Ways....

[CdotSmith]

Originally Posted by flyonpa

In the Snow, Bare Footed, Up Hill Both Ways....

I'm stone age yet, only been out of HS 19 years baggy clothes Timberland era.

[Calico696]

Originally Posted by bradykp

it's illegal to walk to school if it's more than 2.5 miles?

Legal meaning that school bus transportation has to be provided if the distance is more than 2 or 2.5 miles (depending on the district).

BTW, my friends and I walked to school every day. The high school was a mile walk. We all survived.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by bradykp

it's illegal to walk to school if it's more than 2.5 miles?

They're picked up if they live more than a mile away. Mom or dad has to drop off the little ones at school if they live more than a block or two away. Our house--I just checked--was 2.3 miles from the high school. There were buses because half the route was along a county road with no shoulder.

I once told my teenager that I didn't want to see him for the rest of the day. He thought I was throwing him out of the house, silly boy. He filled a backpack and walked five miles through shush and snow to get to a friend's house. Good! I'd spent too much time and energy trying to get him to cut the lawn.

[Ravine]

I'd say it's a bonus. I walked about a mile to and from high school, until I got my license (or had a friend who had her license). It was fine.

To put the original distance in perspective, a half mile is about a 10 minute walk at a leisurely pace. Why wouldn't you have your teenager walk to school if it was that close (assuming it's a safe neighborhood and your have a responsible kid?)

[Mattie]

Originally Posted by Shet

If both parents are working, would you consider walking distance (say half mile) to high school a boon. Would this alleviate the need for parents to chauffer for drop-off and pick-up?

Good heavens, do you really think half a mile might require driving? My Bergen Cty town set the bus limit at 2.5 miles when I was in high school. We lived 2 miles away. I had access to a ride in the morning, but I almost always walked it. I am not a morning person, and sitting in the back seat of a crowded car didn't work for me.