Common Sense

This past November Medina's 9 mil dollar Levy failed. Surprise Surprise. So a long list of cuts in the district are now enforce. The Busing is reduced to the state min. This really does not affect us that much as we are less than a mile from the school. This year since Deano is in Kindergarten we take him to school and then they bus him home. Their thinking is that the am kinder. can walk with older siblings or neighbors and then since there is no one else let out of school at 11:00 they then bus those am kind back to their homes. Then they bus the Pm kind. students to school and then they walk home. Since the levy failed the busing is cut. Any child that lives less then two miles has to walk. No more bussing for them. Not really a big deal for us as my husband takes Dean to school every day. What does upset me is that now all the children who have to walk or for all the children that have been walking all year are now dealing with the cold weather of winter. Although I love the snow I hate for the kids to have to walk a foot deep in snow because families are not shoveling their side walks. It takes what ten min to do this. Its not a big deal. Actally its common sence. Not every child has the Luxory of their parents taking them to school so they have to walk. No its not a bad thing but it makes me mad when I see the kids struggling to walk in the deep snow that is covering the side walk. Common sense parents. Would you really like to walk a foot deep in the snow? I would shovel all the way to school for the kids if I was home at that time but I am just getting home from work at 830 and the kids are already at school. This morning at work I made sure I shoveled the side walk halfways down the street because I know there are kids who walk to the bus stop. No i didnt have to just common sense. WHen I go back to work this afternoon I will go a bit early to make sure The side walk is clear again for them. I just dont get it. There are so many stay at home parents you would think one they would want to do that for the kids in the area and two get up and get some excersice.