This will lower knife crime

[ronnyd]

Don't start me on school buses.

Was a little late on my commute today, so caught the school bus, which parks up outside the village hall. Ruddy great touring coach in a little lane, far too big to pull into the car park, so that's a pain in the ass to get past as it is. That wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the dozen or so SUVs abandoned wherever they come to a halt. So little Johnny gets a bus to school but needs 2 1/2 tonnes of tractor fuel guzzling faux 4x4 junk to get his @rse out of bed and the half a mile (max) to the bus itself.

Surprised that they let you on at your age. Did you remember to take your dinner money?

[Kevin Wood]

Don't start me on school buses.

Was a little late on my commute today, so caught the school bus, which parks up outside the village hall. Ruddy great touring coach in a little lane, far too big to pull into the car park, so that's a pain in the ass to get past as it is. That wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the dozen or so SUVs abandoned wherever they come to a halt. So little Johnny gets a bus to school but needs 2 1/2 tonnes of tractor fuel guzzling faux 4x4 junk to get his @rse out of bed and the half a mile (max) to the bus itself.

Surprised that they let you on at your age. Did you remember to take your dinner money?

Well, funnily enough, I did that once, when rather hung-over and trying to get the bus into town to retrieve my car.

"I think your school days are over, mate" was the exact expression, if memory serves.

[Raeturbo]

Well I think the ( western ) world has gone mad.

I remember when I was 11 , my parents made me walk to school in bad weather. Two miles in drifting snow to the public service bus. No connection to the school so walked from station. Arrived at 10 30 ish in rain. Sent straight to headmasters office for caning for lying about snow and for being late. Rest of day was spent worrying about the two mile uphill trek in by now really deep drifts. No parents to meet me as village snowed in and no doubt the experience was character forming.

Last year, I told my dad about this and he was appalled . " Why didn't you tell me, I would have seen the head". In those days your parents always sided with the school. I am roughly same age as STEMO not that Ronny chap from the dark ages.

Our village was snowed in for weeks after that day.

Andy. I agree to a point as a good friend model parent has a similar outcome but neither tote knives or hung out late at night with undesirables and both know right from wrong. My mum would have known if I had a knife

               Luxury.... We had to........😄

[Rangie]

Got to admit to being a little bastard when I was a kid, got into all kinds of scrapes and enjoyed a good scrap but carrying a knife never entered my mind.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Similar here. Although there wouldnt have been much point, as the other kid might have had a gun. 
A 15 year old kid in my class actually pulled a gun on a teacher. His Dad ( a senior para military figure) beat the living shite out of him, and told the school not to phone the Police as it would never happen again - and it didnt.