Schools were placed so that children could walk to them, as there were no school buses, sidewalks, or plowed roads in the winter. The distance even "tough farm kids" could be expected to walk in bad weather was limited to approximately one and a half miles.
Schools were placed so that children could walk to them, as there were no school buses, sidewalks, or plowed roads in the winter. The distance even "tough farm kids" could be expected to walk in bad weather was limited to approximately one and a half miles.