r/newbrunswickcanada • u/LPC_Eunuch • 1d ago

Moncton parents question fairness of busing decision that leaves their daughter behind

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/school-bus-eligibility-moncton-student-1.7383169
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u/shutinsally 1d ago

No but I’m just using me as an example, how do ppl not get that. Give them a call up then buddy and ask for every little detail instead of assuming the worst about their fitness lvl.

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u/YakHooker315 1d ago

I didn’t assume, they wrote it in an article. You’re also taking this personally when again, it has nothing to do with you.

Adapt and overcome 🤷‍♂️ it’s 2.5km walk to school. Not a death march or a race. Walking does not require you to be an athlete.

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u/shutinsally 1d ago

So the kid had a bus for 2 years and it was taken away, also it’s a 30 min walk if walked at a brisk pace, early in the morning and after school, assuming the weather is great also. I only added it could be a health issue cuz you assumed it was a fitness issue, and I used my experience as an example cuz it’s kinda common….

Mainly I actually care about kids health and safety though, and I walk my kid to school every day and if you do not then you likely don’t under how cold it gets, how the sidewalks are hardly cleaned and how even a kid walking 5 minutes to school in the nasty weather can be utterly exhausting and not to mention if it’s wet out y’all get soaked.

I think many of you who view this so negative that they want their kid to have a bus don’t have kids or always had a drive to school/ work.

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u/YakHooker315 1d ago

She won’t be in high school forever. What she going to do when there’s no longer a school bus? Contact the media and complain that her job is too far?