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Originally Posted by GGG
More schools isnt the answer. Schools need to be designed for average neighbourhood capacity not peak. Bussing kids to existing schools with space is a reasonable approach. I would perfer they bussed older kids rather than kindergarten kids but using existing infastructure and moving kids rather than buildings is the right albeit not politically correct solution.
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Well I don't disagree that more schools isn't neceassirly the right answer, what I would like to see is more shared-use buildings in general. Why we build things like rec centres, hospitals, etc. and refuse to attach schools is somewhat mystifying. Surely we can be a lot more efficient than needing to build a school on an enormous plot of land and not allowing any other use for that building. Some progress has been made with a couple schools attached to other facilities, but hopefully we see more of this in the future. It has the added benefit of an attached building that can be converted to more community space (or whatever is required) once the school is no longer needed in that neighbourhood, if it gets to that point.
I also have to say that the "horror" of kids riding the school bus is a little over done. I can see not wanting kids in kindergarten, but I was on the school bus from grades 4 and onward, and it wasn't the end of the world.