Reply To: Small kids walking to school on their own

It is unfair to ask a father to walk his 10 year old child every day when its just a short way away that the child can easily walk alone

Did you read the OP? I’m talking children who sometimes can appear to be under 10, not a short way away but 10-20 minute walk or longer including crossing several major busy roads, and that the child may not be walking alone but with a bunch of younger siblings with them. And SOMETIMES this is while the parents are doing stuff that they could do later and instead they could take their kids safely either by car if they have one otherwise they could walk with them. The kids leave the house first thing in the morning. If chas vshalom anything were to happen to the kids, either intentionally being approached by strangers or accidentally like being involved in an accident, how would the parents expect to hear about it?