<p>"Reading the comments here makes me wonder how it could take 30-45 minutes to drive to school? "</p>
<p>In our case, it is a magnet HS that serve the whole city. It’s about a 20 minute drive. The bus, however, takes at least 30 minutes. Varies by year. One year my kids were one of the last stops and it was about 25-30 minutes. This year it’s more like 40-50 minutes–we are one of the early stops. Obviously, the bus, which stops for many kids, is going to take longer than driving.</p>
<p>I live in the South so things tend to be very spread out. Many kids live farther away from their schools than we do, especially if they are in a specialized program of some sort and not just at the school they are zoned for.</p>