[blparent] back to school

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> On Aug 8, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Our school board is still dorking around. They announced in June after
> school let out that they wanted to expand the walk zone. Then they found
> that it's more difficult to hire crossing guards then they expected. Three
> weeks before school starts, and nobody is sure who is eligible for the bus
> and who isn't. We are just at the edge of what may or may not be the walk
> zone. We live about 200 feet from what will probably be a bus stop. The walk
> to school is about a mile each way. 
> I'm trying to figure out if my daughter can ride the bus or what my options
> are. I've talked to the principal who seemed to grasp my concerns. 
> What acceptions have been made for kids to ride the bus?  Part of why I ask
> is that we are expecting our second baby due in Feb. I'm concerned about
> walking over icey sidewalks as both winter and my pregnancy progress. 
> I think what annoys me the most is that the school board could have
> announced this last schoolyear, say in Feb. That would allow the parents the
> opportunity to network and figure out a solution. As it is now, nobody knows
> what to expect, people are gone on vacation, so people aren't around at the
> same time to discuss. If anybody has advice, I'd love to hear it,
> specifically on making the bus be an option. 
> To be clear, all these maybe changes were announced this summer. Our house
> was on the bus line last year. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sharon
> Howerton
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 8:04 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
> 
> Jo Elizabeth, perhaps you will meet other parents who can bring Sarah home.
> That was the specific reason that I got involved with school board and other
> activities when my sons were in preschool which, at that time, was a 3.5
> hour day. An 11:10 dismissal for working parents! Good luck!
> That's a long walk for an almost 11 year old dog even on a good day. Keep
> your cane with you! My first girl retired at 10.5, and I probably should
> have retired her before that.
> Sharon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:18 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
> 
> I'm sending my baby off to kindergarten!  I don't know where the time went!
> 
> Tomorrow is Back to School Night, so I'll be seeing the classroom and
> meeting the teacher.  I've already been in e-mail contact with her and the
> school secretary, letting them know that I would prefer electronic rather
> than printed communications.  So far, they seem cooperative.
> 
> My only concern right now is that I thought my daughter would be able to
> ride the bus, but we're right on the edge, a mile away from school.  Anyone
> living less than a mile doesn't get bus services.  So it's looking like I'll
> need to walk over there and pick her up each day, and I need to learn the
> route.  My worry is that my poor guide dog is nearly eleven and feeling her
> age.  So while it shouldn't be too much of a problem in good weather, I may
> have a real pickle on my hands when winter comes.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Veronica Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:49 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] back to school
> 
> Hello, its that time again and depending on where you all live, its back to
> school time.  Our kiddos begin on August 16 here in NM, but I heard AZ
> already started amonth ago.
> Do your children walk, with someone or alone?
> Are they just beginning, Pre-school, Kindergarten?
> Is this their last year or are they in mid school?
> Home schooled, teacher issues?
> V
> 
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