Everyone should get a "gifted and talented" award just for going to school.
Hey, while we're at it, can we get a round of applause for the parents who drive their kids to school each day. They deserve a "gifted and talented" award too.
“”can we get a round of applause for the parents who drive their kids to school each day””
Uh-oh.....another ‘lack of equity’ lawsuit is on the way. What about all the students who do not receive a ride to school by a parent? C’mon, Man!
The possibilities for big government intervention are endless. First, massive amounts of money will be allocated to ‘study’ the problem. Mandatory surveys will be funded (both home and at school) to determine the amount of unequal distribution of parental rides. All parents that already drive their children to school will now have to be licensed to provide these rides. Licenses, permits, and other money/control methods will be developed and instituted. Just like those DUI checkpoints, parental rides license checkpoints will take place on a random, frequent schedule. After a certain grace period, any unlicensed parental ride provider will be forced into court, re-educated, and shamed with their photo displayed in front of the school.
To address the inequity of the situation, some parents will have to cease providing this service to their children.
Eventually, the inequity of the type of automobile used in the ride to school will have to be addressed. Any parent daring to use the climate-killing SUV will be charged extra for their parental ride license and permit. If the parental ride SUV has an eight cylinder engine, a ‘big engine’ fee will also be enforced.