I think we need to put more emphasis on the fact that commuting children all over town cost way too much to fuel the buses. Besides who says my neighborhood isn't diversified, that's like saying hey you live over there you are just like so and so who lives there too just because we are from the same area. Also why would it matter to someone else about the diversity of my child if I would like them to stay closer to my home anyway? It is my child. I like the comfort of knowing that if something happened I could be that much closer. Besides wouldn't it be great if parents could have some say in where they go to public school. I think all the gas money we could save should go to teacher pay raises.