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What if you do some kind of after school program? I usually go swimming and to gym after school(tho i could drive but its easier and environmentally friendlier to take public transport). How would you do that in the us? Or do you just go home after school and do nothing? That would explain why gangs exist, all those young people who cant do anything with their energy.
I went to a particularly well off school, lots of alumni donations. They ponied up the money to get a bus to come an hour and a half after school ended to pick up the majority of after school programs that ended at that time. The driver would ask what area you lived in and create a route to drive to each areas stop.
For the programs that ran later, you had to find your own way. And if you weren't in an after school program, you couldn't take that bus. Which meant, if you missed the normal bus you were still screwed
The school bus only runs its route twice; once in the morning to school and once on the way back immediately after school. If you miss it, then you're on you're own.
I did after school programs in high school and I had to find my own way home. I remember frequently waiting in front of the school for nearly 2 hours after a short club meeting to be picked up by my mom because I lived 6 miles away and she worked the classic 9-5.
Edit: My home city doesnt have public transportation, so no city bus.