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Do they let second graders walk over a mile alone to and from school nowadays?

I just Googled my walk to school in first and second grade. 1.1 miles through suburban subdivisions. (I don't remember walking to or from kindergarten.)

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[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

in somerville they do, they have done a large-scale thing with crossing guards and all to encourage kids to walk to school. it's part of a citywide fitness program for children.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I've seen that! I like the crossing guards, even as a driver, as their mere presence seems to make drivers less crazy.

Perhaps they should have them all day long, all over the city, as a traffic calming measure. :)

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

i agree, anything that humanizes the use of the road is a fine thing.