Arlington parents miffed about new school bus rules

Arlington County Public Schools’ efforts to prevent children who live within walking distance of their schools from riding the bus has left many county parents angry and confused.

The schools previously decided that students who live within a mile of their elementary school — or a mile and a half from their secondary school — are close enough to walk. However, school officials last year learned that many of those students who were supposed to walk to school often only walked to the nearest school bus stop and rode to school.