According to the Houston ISD website, K-12 students who live more than two miles from their zoned or magnet school can ride the school bus. Students who live two miles or less either walk or find other means of getting to school.
Parents have complained that this has left their kids to make dangerous walks to school. That could be changing for some, as the HISD board of managers approved the addition of 374 bus stops during a Sept. 11 board meeting.
According to Texas law: “A hazardous traffic condition exists where no walkway is provided and children must walk along or cross a freeway or expressway, an underpass, an overpass or a bridge, an uncontrolled major traffic artery, an industrial or commercial area, or another comparable condition. An area presents a high risk of violence if law enforcement records indicate a high incidence of violent crimes in the area.”…