07-27-2006, 12:53 AM
Why does he have to board at the school? 150 kms are nothing. We used to have a two hour bus trip to school each day when I was a kid living on a farm.
Alison
Alison
07-27-2006, 12:53 AM
07-27-2006, 07:22 PM
Isn't boarding at school fairly common in some countries? I know it would be unusual here, but that isn't true everywhere.
While it's a shame there isn't a good program closer to home, it's great to hear the child finally found a place to thrive. I guess if it was my child I would seriously consider moving closer to the school, now that I knew it was a success.
The reality is that it isn't economical (from a broader societal perspective) to have schools to suit all needs in every location. Although, it does sound like overall the home district could use quite a few improvements regardless.
As far as the mileage goes, how long it takes to travel a hypothetical 150 miles varies a lot depending on the types of roads involved. It's a mininum of a 2 1/2 hour drive around here, and would be more like 4 hours in my husband's home state. I don't think that is a reasonable daily commute. But then, that's miles, not Kilometers, lol. I'm having trouble breaking out of my backwards measurements ... But, wouldn't that still take 2 full hours each way in many locations?
While it's a shame there isn't a good program closer to home, it's great to hear the child finally found a place to thrive. I guess if it was my child I would seriously consider moving closer to the school, now that I knew it was a success.
The reality is that it isn't economical (from a broader societal perspective) to have schools to suit all needs in every location. Although, it does sound like overall the home district could use quite a few improvements regardless.
As far as the mileage goes, how long it takes to travel a hypothetical 150 miles varies a lot depending on the types of roads involved. It's a mininum of a 2 1/2 hour drive around here, and would be more like 4 hours in my husband's home state. I don't think that is a reasonable daily commute. But then, that's miles, not Kilometers, lol. I'm having trouble breaking out of my backwards measurements ... But, wouldn't that still take 2 full hours each way in many locations?
07-27-2006, 10:30 PM
Oops, you're right, my mistake. I misread it as kilometres. 200 km is not considered very far in Australia, but I think miles is twice as far? Yes, getting a bit of a walkabout, in that case, plus it gets expensive with fuel prices. They'd need to take a packed lunch! :lol:
Alison
Alison
07-29-2006, 09:27 AM
I went to junior high at the now-defunct St. Catherine's Indian School in my hometown. Many of my classmates were boarders, most of those from neighboring states or remote areas of this state--one from as far away as Kansas (from Kansas to New Mexico is about 1/3 of the continental US). I don't believe this was because of any injustice, just that Santa Fe is where the infrastructure is, as opposed to the sparsely-populated area containing northern and north-western New Mexico, north-eastern Arizona, and southern Utah. (Not sure about the kid from Kansas, though.)
As in DW-a-mom's post, I'd say that if there are not that many autistic children in Norfolk, or if Norfolk is a remote place, it would make sense for them not to have a special-needs school. That said, going so far from home sounds like it would be hard.
As in DW-a-mom's post, I'd say that if there are not that many autistic children in Norfolk, or if Norfolk is a remote place, it would make sense for them not to have a special-needs school. That said, going so far from home sounds like it would be hard.