Districts cut bus routes in spite of kids' safety

As school resumes for the year, and with two children in school, and with living within 2 miles of the school they attend, I was informed by my wife that the school district is not going to let our older child ride the bus. It seems that all kindergarten children are picked up for school, and then also given rides home from school on the bus. But it appears that this year, our older child will not be allowed to ride the bus because we live too close to the school. She will have to walk or ride her bike.

I found online, yesterday, an article on school district bus route cuts and it got me thinking. This is the article I read: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jETUu9PqaxiHeflQ3H7-dK_eaJ3QD9A983KO0. The important part I want to mention is this:

"Deadly school bus crashes are rare, while past studies have shown riding to school in a car, walking and bicycling account for hundreds of student deaths a year."

Hundreds of student deaths! Hundreds.

So, in my discussion with my wife, she mentions that while Obama and the cash-burning government we currently live under have now spent $3 Billion (with a big 'B') in an effort to get more people to buy NEW cars (don't get me started on who, exactly, this program benefited, because it wasn't the common-folk end user), school districts nation-wide are cutting back on school bus routes due to lack of funding.

Obama says "Buy Cars". Schools say "no buses. Car, walk, or bike to school". Studies show riding a bus is safer than cars, bikes or walking.

Therefore - by natural deduction of facts:

Obama Declares: WE DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDRENS SAFETY!

No, he clearly doesn't care if our children get run over while walking or biking to school. He wants us to buy cars to benefit corporate America. He wants us to drive our children to school, thus increasing the chances of student injury and death. But he clearly cares about big business - you know, GM, Chrysler - big name corporate companies who are the actual beneficiaries of the Cash for Clunkers program.

If I had an extra million dollars - I'd give it straight to the school system. The ONLY way we will improve our futures is by educating the youth. When the youth grow up, and take over - THEIR education is what will fix the problems that previous and current generations have caused. Obama doesn't seem to care. He'd much rather ensure a CEO's FAT paycheck than to ensure the young, growing mind of a student be better educated. Or in this case - even get to the school safely for the chance to learn.

My daughter can walk or ride a bike to school and back. We live close. But the bus will be coming by our house everyday to pick up our kindergartener. When they were dropped off this morning at the school, maybe 15 students got off, leaving Dozens of open seats. I'll be lobbying the district for sure.