Fuel Costs and Schools
From:
John Sherman
Date:
Jul 09 14:28 UTC
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Actually SPPS still has the remnants of sending group of
kids to school. It is found in the school patrol who
guard the crossings. In the old days at Saint Andrew's
elementary we convoyed kids in ranks two by two to and
from school. I was an honored school patrol member who in
1962 shepherded kids in the convoy called Chatsworth 2
from Saint Andrews up Chatsworth St until Front Street.
John Sherman
on the marches of Como and the North End
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On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:04:52 -0500
Haudy Kazemi <<email obscured>> wrote:
> Some government offices are going to 4 * 10 hour work
>days. Some
> colleges are offering intensive 1-day-a-week class
>schedules with
> classes all back to back. Weren't school and work hours
>changed around
> in the 70s for similar reasons as today?
>
> Some parents are still likely to say "it's not safe!",
>but as you say,
> that itself is manageable by sending groups of kids.
>
> The kids themselves who are used to busing are likely to
>complain the
> most. (It's rainy, it's snowy!)
>
> Also, kids who are bused around the district rather than
>to the nearest
> school are also going to have reason to complain.
>
>
> M Charles Swope wrote:
>> One way to reduce the costs of busing kids to school
>>would be to encourage more kids to walk or bike to
>>school. Some districts have organized groups of kids to
>>walk to school together as a way to make it safe and
>>enjoyable.
>>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-SPE-BackToSchool-Bikes.html
>>
>> Doing this would not only save the SPPS money but would
>>also foster healthy behavior. So, tell me why this
>>couldn't work in St. Paul. Or tell me that the district
>>is, in fact, doing this already.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles Swope
>> Ramsey Hill, Ward 2, St. Paul
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