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To: Behind Liberal Lines
The hysteria on this thread is enligtning.

Kids throughout the country have been walking to school if they live within a mile for years with few problems

The mother doesn't know how the school got the wrong address? Perhaps she had a part in it.

Schools provide crossing guards at major intersections. I would really like to take a look at how major the intersection really is.

40 posted on 01/20/2005 5:18:46 AM PST by CharacterCounts
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To: CharacterCounts

again, you totally miss the point. the point is this school screwed up and altered this child's routine without the parent's knowledge. that is unacceptable.


47 posted on 01/20/2005 5:23:04 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: CharacterCounts
The hysteria on this thread is enligtening.

Yes, even if you think a child should not walk home unchaperoned, when so-called conservatives get this bent out of shape over a mistake that resulted in no harm, and see no problem with a mother so overprotective that she calls in a TV news crew over it, you see why government keeps expanding.

If this is what "Small Government Conservatives" do the minute "the children" need something, no wonder "our" side keeps losing.

48 posted on 01/20/2005 5:23:17 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: CharacterCounts
Westbrook says when she contacted the school, the vice principal had no knowledge of her child and said her son may have gotten confused with another conversation she was having with an older student.

"What's the need for him to walk? Why wasn't I informed? If he if missed his bus or whatever, you know that was my point. Nobody contacted me or they didn't contact emergency contact," Westbrook said.

How you get from this to the insinuation that the mother is part of a wrong address scheme is beyond me this early in the morning.

51 posted on 01/20/2005 5:24:19 AM PST by EllaMinnow (The horse is dead. Stop beating it!!)
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To: CharacterCounts
Kids throughout the country have been walking to school if they live within a mile for years with few problems

Not five year olds by themselves, at least not by self respecting parents who love them

113 posted on 01/20/2005 5:53:49 AM PST by af_vet_1981
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