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Elementary age (when you were)

qualitygal — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:51:04 GMT

Did you walk to school, or ride a bus, or driven by a parent?

One mom took us on bad days in Jr. Hi., but elementary, we hoofed it. No matter how high the snow was.

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Imaoldhippie — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:59:50 GMT

Mostly walking, but some busing.

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tototwo — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:05:04 GMT

My old elementary school is now a community theater. It's a beautiful art deco building - I'm glad they found a new purpose for it.

My mother never learned how to drive so I either hoofed it, depended on neighbors, or took a city bus. I had all the bus schedules memorized by the time I was in 3rd grade and could get anywhere in town on a bus.

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:05:52 GMT

Grammar school was only a couple of blocks away - we walked.

HS -took public transit.

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Pook — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:13:20 GMT

We had to get a ride to the school but were bussed home.

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violann — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:19:48 GMT

Bussed, from the first day of Kindergarten to the last day of HS.

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Eileen in Virginia — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:24:34 GMT

I walked to school for grade school and took the Septa trolley to high school. Septa sold books of tickets at the reduced student rate of $.25 per ticket which we bought at the 69th Street terminal.

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Twoaces — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:26:47 GMT

Interesting question. My brother and I were talking about this just the other day. He lives in the same house in which we grew up many years ago., so he sees the change. We all walked to school and back, and for some, that was a good mile away, and we could watch the parade of kids walking by over the years. But now, ALL the kids are driven. He hasn’t seen a child walk past the house in years.

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CalminHeart — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:28:12 GMT

We walked no matter the weather. Most schools didn't allow kids who lived within 8 blocks of school to eat at school until I was in 3rd grade so we walked the 4 blocks home and back for lunch too. That really shows my age.

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Buffalogal47 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:40:38 GMT

I walked to school. I lived in Chicago and when I went to grammar school (1952-1960) there were no busses. Everyone went to neighborhood schools. In high school, we could buy bus passes to ride the CTA busses for half fare. I usually walked to high school too, because i lived about a mile away and by the time the bus got to the stop closest to my house it was usually packed, especially on really cold days.

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hayseed00 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:40:55 GMT

@qualitygalWe walked about a quarter mile to our school bus stop, and stood on the front porch of a small grocery store that wasn't open that early, but kept us dry if it was raining out.

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On It — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:50:17 GMT

I attended a rural school. Everyone rode a bus. We had long bus routes that covered a lot of countryside.

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Desertdi — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:50:57 GMT

@Buffalogal47 I'm originally from Chicago....and did the same as you.

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shaggygirl — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:53:23 GMT

Till 6th grade walked to school, walked home for lunch, walked back to school, walked back home.

From 7th grade on walked a couple blocks but had lunch in cafeteria. Or sometimes snuck out w/friends to hamburger place but eventually in high school got nailed by truant officer so that ended that.

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gidgetgh — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:57:10 GMT

Elementary school, I walked from kindergarten through 6th grade. I walked home for lunch most days also.

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catter70 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:10:07 GMT

I walked to elementary school-grades kindergarten-8 th grade, maybe 1/4 mile or so. High school was on a bus about 6 miles away.

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LindaSal — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:21:38 GMT

We always walked to and from school. If the weather was bad my mom would give us a ride and would include as many neighborhood kids as we could fit! It was a good mile for us too.......uphill......both ways......with no shoes. (Sorry I couldn't help it, LOL)

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eadu4 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:33:22 GMT

Growing up in Northern Vt, we were just short of a mile from the school. We would walk for the morning session, walk home for lunch and walk back for the afternoon session and then walk home. And there were very very few snow days. Unless it was a blizzard, school was open. I remeber them selling those small carton's of milk for snack time. Girls could not wear pants, so you wore a snow suit over your dress or pants and hung them up in the closet in the back of the class.

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HLP — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:44:12 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
Did you walk to school, or ride a bus, or driven by a parent?

One mom took us on bad days in Jr. Hi., but elementary, we hoofed it. No matter how high the snow was.

Walked my whole school years, even through college and teaching school. didn't hurt, not sure it did anything good, but I had no bus or car available.

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cookie16 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:45:15 GMT

I grew up in a city and walked to and from school, including for lunch, everyday. Mom knew all the shop owners along my route and they would watch out for me and I knew I could go to any of them if needed. She was home with a new baby and had to get 5 of us out the door for school. Because of ages, I was the only one in grade school at the time. I think it taught me independence and being street smart at an early age. Today, however, I think things would be different. Back then, we new everyone from the neighborhood and people watched out for each other, now not so much.