[kx9088]

In this day and age, I wouldn't want my 5 year old walking through the city alone either. And not just because of the weather or traffic.

[Publius6961]

It was a mistake.
He's fine.
The school knows about it. It will be fixed.

Why literally make a federal case out of it?

[television is just wrong]

I drove my kids to school all the way through highschool, or I walked with them.

I completely understand where this lady is coming from since I've been there

One day, my 5 year old kindergartener, somehow was let out of class one hour early. I drove by the school headin to the market. I saw him sitting in the park on a bench with no supervision. School was still in session. They school was clueless, and anyone could have kidnapped him.

Scared the hell out of me.

[luckystarmom]

I don't let my 8 year old or 10 year old walk alone except to a friends house down the street.

[hershey]

Sad, but true. Here in a MA suburb, some adult has to meet the school bus when the little kid gets off, either that, or he/she's dropped off at a local daycare center.

[Dustbunny]

In this day and age, I wouldn't want my 5 year old walking through the city alone either. And not just because of the weather or traffic.

Ditto to that !!

[CDHart]

"In this day and age, I wouldn't want my 5 year old walking through the city alone either. And not just because of the weather or traffic."

Nor would I. Our world is not like the one I grew up in any more.

Carolyn