Some argue that if we don't

like the congestion, we should take the bus and arrive on time. What a

ridiculous statement! If everyone rode the bus, the buses would fill up

in about one-quarter the time that they currently do. Buses are always

crowded, regardless of the number of kids being chauffeured to school.

If children don't like the bus because it's too crowded or noisy, that's

understandable. But the solution is using funds for more buses, not making

traffic worse with daily rides to school.

What angers me most about this

whole topic is not whether children should ride the bus or not, but that

"adults" are making asinine statements in defense of themselves

and their kids. It's totally irrelevant to the issue if parents pull up

to the curb at McIntosh, and the man who is criticizing Kerry is complaining

in the same manner as she! There must be a workable solution maybe high

school students can carpool or ride the bus if they don't have cars, and

middle schoolers can ride the bus or, if they must, carpool.

Jen Gaynor

Starr's Mill High School