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ameliog6 months ago

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That will be a very unpopular boy among his neighbors picking up the bill. The town council...what were they thinking?

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  CajunChamp6 months ago
  
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  "unpopular" .. the boy or the council?
  
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    ameliog5 months, 4 weeks ago
    
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    The council ultimately but the boy probably gets his share of scowls even though it isn't his doing as he rides back and forth and is more visible.
    
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      willottica5 months, 4 weeks ago
      
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      It sounds like 1 in 5 kids in that town takes a taxi to school... so it's not like he's an isolated case. What lunacy!
      
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  hyperbola5 months, 4 weeks ago
  
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  You probably have to be a Brit to understand fully how they keep class elitism going. Here the key phrase may be "grammar school". Presumably there are many other schools closer to his home.
  
  ""... grammar schools survive mainly as very highly selective schools in an otherwise comprehensive county, for example in several of the outer boroughs of London. In some LEAs, as few as 2% of 11 year olds may attend grammar schools. These schools are often heavily over-subscribed, and award places in rank order of performance in their entry tests. ..."
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_school
  
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