Reply #12: I like many of the concepts behind this [View All]

but I question how practical it is. As a teacher, I would have problems taking public transportation. There are a lot of days where I am bringing so many supplies or so much equipment to or from home that I can't get everything from my car to the building in one trip. If I am hauling something heavy (over 50 pounds, often) sometimes I have to go in, get a cart, and load supplies from my car to the cart to get it inside.

I would not like being coerced into taking public transportation, it would affect what I would be able to do in the classroom.

If the school is located in an area with violence (sounds like it is), I wouldn't be comfortable with my child having to take public transportation. When my daughter had to walk home from middle school, she was sexually harassed by men along the way every single day.

I don't think school officials are aware of those issues, particularly if the officials are men who haven't experienced street harassment as a routine part of their daily life.

I do like the junk food policies. I understand that you can't impose that in a traditional public school because parents have the right to pack lunches for their students however they like, but for those who opt for the junk free environment so it isn't forced on them, I think it's a great thing. Typically where there are behavior problems, removing access to junk food reduces behavior problems.