the point to this story isn't whether he was bussed or that he walked. the point is that through some snafu at the school the NORMAL ROUTINE for this child was altered unbeknownst to the kid or the parents. THAT is the alarming thing. i do not want my kid being told to do something different from his norm without me knowing about it, no matter what the norm is. THAT is the point here. you have a bunch of screwoffs running the place, the person who supposedly told this kid to walk doesn't recall the conversation? not the way i want my kids school run.
In a perfect world, she would have been told her child was expected to walk, and then she could have made her mind up about the options.
We conservatives gripe about the nanny state, and that seems to apply here. The school decided what was best for the child and it acted, without regard to the parents.