It now takes about 41 minutes to an hour, if I'm lucky, to get to my high school from home. In an online article by Dana Gibreel, he states that: “Poor public transportation prevents many public university students from taking full advantage of their education. They have long waits to get on the bus and miss many morning classes and, occasionally, exams.” Throughout my school career I have always had perfect attendance, until the move I accumulated a total of 45 tardies which are equivalent to 15 absences. Not only was I always late, but I couldn't even participate in after-school activities because if I did I would arrive at my house at