Do Pre-K students ride the bus by themselves?

Question

My daughter is going to be four this summer and will start Pre-kindergarten this fall. I had thought about driving her to school everyday. Just wondering when kids typically start riding the bus, she is just four. Thoughts or experience on this one?

Answer 1

no not usually. usually u have to take your child to their classroom and then you say goodbye

Answer 2

I think it depend on the school district. My son might go to special preschool when he turns 3 in november...bussing is available for him then.

Answer 3

No, I think that's too young.

Answer 4

no! why don't you find out thru the pre school or kindergarten if they has buses that drop and pick.. I doubt it.

Answer 5

my son rode the bus all year last year and he was 4

he was fine

Answer 6

No I think Pre K is too young.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Yes, a lot of preschools have their own buses.

Answer 8

I am ten but I remember going to PreK on a bus and I went to PreK on the other side of town and I didn't have a car so I took the bus and they have bus montitors.

Answer 9

when my son went he was 4 and there was a bus for the morning and he had a half day so in the am he rode the bus with kids from grade K to 4th grade all together the bus driver kept the pre K kids up in front of the bus. My son didnt mind it much but he did have his sister who was in the 2nd grade on the bus with him too so he wasnt to afraid you would have to find out what they do for the bus ride.

Answer 10

No. In the district where I live you have to be 5 to ride the bus.

Answer 11

Where we live preschoolers can ride the bus if they have an older sibling with them.

I have to say though that in my opinion unless it was an absolute must I would never do it. Like someone else said you wouldn't believe the c**p that goes on in the school bus.

My little girl started kindergarten last year and started out riding the bus. It didn't take long, literally a couple of days, until older kids were messing with her to the point that it got physical. And mind you this is in a small community too.

I spoke to the principal but it was obvious my concern wasn't taken to seriously. So although it has taken a ton of gas money and extra time I ended up taking my daughter both to and from school. It made the school experience so much more positive for her.

That said I don't think every single school bus is full of out of control kids like ours was. Still though a child that young is just well, young. I know I would've been terrified to ride the bus alone at that age. I just don't think a child that age has the social and decision making skills to be safe enough.

However you know your child best. Good luck in your decision.

Answer 12

I teach Pre-K and K. Some parents send their pre-k children on the bus alone, but this is certainly less common than bringing them in. Usually the only pre-ks whose parents send them on the bus have an older (and responsible) sibling or have parents who lack the time to bring them in in person.

Trust me, there is swearing and lots of misbehaving on the bus. I would drive your child in until grade 1 if it were up to me. I deal with children crying daily because of the bus. (K and pre-k) Until kids have developed most of their social skills I would not send them on the bus, just like we do not send them out to play with all the others at recess until grade 1.

Answer 13

I am totally against small children riding on school buses, I know that in my county, the bus can be a very rough place, the older children use bad language and are very mean to the younger ones, I hope my son never has to ride the bus. My 6 year old nephew has gotten kicked off his bus several times this past year, most of it was due to older kids picking on him and he got the same punishment as the older kids who were at fault. Zero tolerance works against kids sometimes.