This walk should have taken 15-20 minutes, however several of the attendees literally needed to take rest breaks because of their physical shape.
They left when it was pitch black out and even with the repeated rest breaks, they showed up to school an hour early.
This story is incorrect. Once a high school student lives two miles away; they do receive bus transportation or a bus pass.
The two mile distance for high school students has existed since at least the eighties. Both myself and my four siblings walked from William St. to Harding in all types of weather.
We have made $40,000,000 in cuts over the last 5 years and simply don’t have money to redirect into transportation.
Make the Road needs to go before Mayor Ganim and the Common Council.
There is a serious credibility issue here.
Classes at Harding begin at 7:53 am. Teachers report at 7:45 am. If it required 40 minutes, as they claim, to traverse the route, why are they starting at 6:10 am in the dark?
Who wrote this posting? The grammar is poor.
‘Make the Road Connecticut’ claims to be “a potent voice for Latino and immigrant issues”. Based on what? Being able to convince some teenagers that they are not being treated fairly?
Busing is a sham, pedestrian traffic is good, there is too much pollution and traffic congestion caused by busing, there are too many health issues with youth who get no exercise. I do not support this gimmick by Make the Road and others. That’s just my opinion. I saved a newborns life once because I walked to school!
This walk should have taken 15-20 minutes, however several of the attendees literally needed to take rest breaks because of their physical shape.
They left when it was pitch black out and even with the repeated rest breaks, they showed up to school an hour early.
This story is incorrect. Once a high school student lives two miles away; they do receive bus transportation or a bus pass.
The two mile distance for high school students has existed since at least the eighties. Both myself and my four siblings walked from William St. to Harding in all types of weather.
We have made $40,000,000 in cuts over the last 5 years and simply don’t have money to redirect into transportation.
Make the Road needs to go before Mayor Ganim and the Common Council.
Good point Maria. Organization has clarified two-mile rule. Release statement is now adjusted to reflect. Why did Aresta Johnson make the walk?
Dr. Johnson along with all board members were invited to participate in the walk.
There is a serious credibility issue here.
Classes at Harding begin at 7:53 am. Teachers report at 7:45 am. If it required 40 minutes, as they claim, to traverse the route, why are they starting at 6:10 am in the dark?
Who wrote this posting? The grammar is poor.
‘Make the Road Connecticut’ claims to be “a potent voice for Latino and immigrant issues”. Based on what? Being able to convince some teenagers that they are not being treated fairly?
Lennie, why did Superintendent Aresta Johnson make the walk? It’s your blog. Why don’t you ask her and share her response.
As an elementary schooler I had to walk a quarter mile.
Busing is a sham, pedestrian traffic is good, there is too much pollution and traffic congestion caused by busing, there are too many health issues with youth who get no exercise. I do not support this gimmick by Make the Road and others. That’s just my opinion. I saved a newborns life once because I walked to school!