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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Too long of a bus ride?
How long is too long for children to be on the school bus?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite living less than two miles from our school, my daughter is on the school bus for about 40 minutes in the afternoon.
Her grandfather is very concerned that in 100-degree heat that’s too long for children to be on a school bus - they’ll overheat and get dehydrated. He keeps asking me to send her a water bottle just for the bus ride. I’m pretty sure she would get yelled at for drinking on the bus.
I don’t think she would get home any sooner if I made her a car rider in the afternoon. It is my understanding that they don’t release the car riders until all the bus riders have left the school. I guess she would be waiting inside the school instead of on the bus though.
I keep asking her if she’s too hot or upset by the long bus ride and she says no.
What is too long for children to be on the bus - especially in 100-degree heat?
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