Before I explain yes I know my DD can walk this far, although Anxiety (which she has been having counselling for) means she gets very distressed about walking unfamiliar places alone and she absolutely refuses to get on a bus (would rather walk). She’s 14 and capable in theory but the situation is really stressing her out so I WILL have to drive her.
Dd goes to a Private school, I mention this to explain that the majority of dc don’t walk to school as they come from a wide area. From this week her year will be doing PE at the leisure centre in Town once a week to arrive there by 8.15. The venue is a 35 to 40 minutes walk from our house and the start time is 15 minutes earlier than her normal start time. The dc on the school bus have been told that the bus will divert and drop them off and the dc who’s parents drive them (the majority) have been told to get their parents to drop them there. No provision has been made for the dc who walk to school, I have queried this to be told that as there are only 3 of them there is no plan in place for them to get there.
I have to get another child to another school in the opposite direction so I will have to drive through heavy traffic, leaving 40 minutes earlier to drop her off, then come back past where we live, again in heavy traffic to take DS to school in the opposite direction. AIBU to be unhappy about this?
I know loads of people have much worse commutes to drop off dc at school but this school is less than 5 minutes walk from our house, which did actually have a bearing on us choosing it and this was sprung on us last week. It’s not the journey as such, which will be a pain but is doable, but the fact that as there are only 3 children in this position no plan has been made
Am I right to be unhappy about it?