To the parents of school-children who take the yellow schoolbus in NYC (I'm in Queens)?

have you actually talked to the school, do they know of your situation........ and if so, what are they willing to do for you?........ I don't know how hard nosed your districts are, but we got around that particular rule in our area, because our children have to cross a major highway, so our buses are allowed to pick up kids less than a mile away.....

I'm with you, I would never send my 8 or 9 or even my 10 year old son on his own to school....... not happening......not in today's world..........

Where I live, in Oregon, children over kindergarten can walk up to 1 mile to school or to get to a bus stop. However, our town has exceptions for the busy streets, and those children get bussed. When I was in grade school in Boise, Idaho, I walked a little over 1 mile to school because you had to live 1.25 miles away to ride on the bus.

I agree it is too far for a 7 year old. What will she do when she does get home? Stay home alone or do you have a sitter?

Where I live you must live 2 or more miles from the school to ride the bus, even in pre-k. There are exceptions. We are not 2 miles from the jr. high, but we are across I-10 from it, so my son rides the bus. When my 1st grader was in headstart I didn't have my license and my husband's work hours did not allow for him to drop off or pick up our son, so he rode the bus.

i agree with Amy.

or is there any older kids that live by you that can walk with her and you can pay them for doing it? possible talk with the school office to see if they know of any kids in your area.

is there a relative or neighbor do it, if you pay them?

i agree with you. i think 11 blocks is to far to walk for an 8 yr old by herself. (way to young).

good luck.

Call your daughter's classmate's parents. One of them might be willing to carpool to take her to school if you offer them a little bit of gas money.