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I remember they had these on The Flintstones.

[yellowdoghunter]

Great idea. I have not heard about this before. I hope they can work it out and that more schools start doing this.

[Cheapskate]

Oh this is just sweet. Next the kids can play Clinton's army and have their tank with a broomstick for the gun. Bang Bang. Welcome to liberal Paradise.

[Wormwood]

Interesting. A litle exercise to counter the Playstation and Lunchables.

[MissEdie]

This sounds like a good idea for larger metro areas. Unfortunately where I live it's too rural for something like this to work. Some kids have 50 mile round trips to school.

[Xenalyte]

"Walking school bus" has to be one of the dumbest coinages yet.

It's a gaggle of kids, for the love of Mike.

[ForGod'sSake]

Mayor Nagin is way ahead of 'em...

[pollyannaish]

In my opinion, this sounds like an excellent idea. Terrific on many levels.

[Thinkin' Gal]

A walking school bus essentially is a group of children walking together to school with one or more adults leading them along a designated safe route.

So if route is designated (by whom?) as safe, does this mean it becomes a drug and gun free zone?

I see day care tots walking around with their handlers, and they all appear tethered to some rope (or maybe it's some kind of "toy" that they all hold to keep them from bolting). I call it the chain gang.

Speaking of school children walking the streets with authorized adults.... I knew it was around Earth Day when I drove down the main road (50 MPH speed limit) and saw the local middle/jr. high schoolers (on a school day) walking very close to (and in) the road, picking up litter. Must have been a hundred kids out there as potential road kill. But if it saves mother earth...

[goodnesswins]

UM....this is what MOM's USED to do! But, at least they are trying to find a way for SOMEONE to help the kids get to school on foot.....it'll be interesting how many Mom's get on board.....or complain that it's TOO FAR!