[quote=SK in CV]But still no evidence to support your outrageous “25%” claim?[/quote]It’s not outrageous. Why don’t you come visit some family here and take a few HS parking lot drive-bys yourself? The first week of August would be perfect! You’re another one that has lived too far from the border to have ever experienced anything like this. Come on down!

Better yet, park at the San Ysidro trolley stop at 6:00 am on any school morning and watch the throngs of kids with backpacks on walk in from MX (or get dropped off) and board the trolley. And the next. And the next. Better yet, arrive at 5:45 a.m. and stay at least a full hour to get a more accurate portrayal of what exactly is going on here. If you really wanted to obtain a full understanding of the problem, you could spend a week here and plant yourself at all the trolley stops between SY and 8th St (NC) starting at 6:15 a.m. and see how many kids with backpacks get off at each and every stop for a full hour (4 trolleys).

Hint #1: If you’re squeezed for time, most of the border-crossing students will disembark the trolley at Iris Ave, Palomar and H Street, where they will immediately board a SD or CV Transit bus.

Hint #2: Few “resident” students in South County take the trolley to school. They get dropped off by private vehicle, take the school bus or take a city bus (CV or NC bus). But they don’t catch city buses at the trolley station. They catch them near their homes.