School district bans walking/biking to school

[AVGWarhawk]

The article did not give the impression that they were driving through a gang warzone. nor did the pictures. If you think there is a problem with crime, AVG, then you better start solving this problem, instead of just locking your children away and that way just adapt to symptoms.

You do not need to be in a warzone to get hurt or kidnapped. Kids get swiped in any neighborhood. Sending your kids into a potentually harmful situation is just wrong. I just asked a coworker if he would send his 16 year old daughter on a 4 mile walk to school. He said NO immediately. 4 miles is a long way for a kid to walk to school IMO and as a parents opinion.

BTW, many kids get hurt at school these days, get bullied by gangs and get ripped of, and many kids bring their own knifes and other weapons with them. Should we stop send our kids to school, therefore?

And this is ok? This make sending your kid on a 4 mile walk ok? You're more screwed than I thought. Really man, I would not send my 11 or 14 year old on a 4 mile walk. I do not care how good the neighborhood is.

Also, most cases of child abuse take place inside families, with the father sinvolved and the mothers tolerating it. By your logic we therefore should take all children away from theior parents, and then what? Put them into state-run institutions for education where they canot become object to their parent's abuse? Hell, if that would not be a communist utopia!

Can I see some statistics on this?

Let's not get carried away. Total security and safe-guarding against any risks is only possible at the price of total totalitarian control

Ok, but being able to prevent one possible bad outcome is what a parent should do and not shrug it off because...well 'if' 'and' or 'buts' could happen anyway.