that is the one elementary school that has been considered unwalkable. they are assigned a bus, even though they may live close by. >> but as they report, they are now pushing to make their school walkable again. nothing wrong with being bussed to school. it just doesn't seem right. >> no matter how close you are, they will try to push you on the bus. it's a commuter route to washington. many people don't stop at the crosswalk. parents say there is rarely a police enforcement. >> we live just a quarter mile up here. if we have a sidewalk that came down the road, it would be easy for the kids right here to walk to school. but instead, you know, they are bussed. >> reporter: and several parents like these, they walk their kids to school. and the system doesn't permit them to walk by themselves here, nor will they be safe. we are all trying to build communities that you could be reasonable within 100 yards of the school here to walk. >> reporter: now, since they are not used to stopping at crosswalks, you really need a crossing guard before and after school

one elementary school is actually considered unwalkable and every student there is assigned to a bus, even if they live right around the corner. however, as peggy fox tells us, the parents there, they are pushing to make the school walkable again. >> reporter: there is nothing wrong with being bussed to school. it just doesn't seem right when you live across the street. >> no matter how close you are, they will try to push you on out there. >> i think that people, they drive way too fast. >> reporter: it's a commuter route to washington. many drivers, they will speed and they don't often stop at the crosswalk. parents say there is rarely police enforcement. >> we live just a quarter mile up the road. if we had a sidewalk that will come down this road, then it would be easier for the kids right here to, you know, to walk to school. but instead, you know, they are bussed. >> reporter: several students like oliver garcia walk their kids to school. the system doesn't commit children to walk by themselves here, nor will they be safe. >> that's the problem. it's a terrible issue. you know,

. >>> and up next a look at the efforts underway to change the unwalkable status to one fairfax county elementary school. we'll explain. >>> 5:56. here's live doppler 9000 hd, and there goes the last of the rain. little snow mixed in but didn't amount to much and it out of here now crossing the bay over to the eastern shore and that's going to continue to pull away. then our attention will go west because there will be mountain snows all day. temperatures under the sun not moving much. you'll see highs around 40 or so. staying in the mid 30s in the northern shenandoah valley. gusts at times to 30 and 40 miles an hour. wind advisory until 6:00 p.m. north and west of d.c. >>> if you live a lock away from your child's school you expect the son or daughter to be able to walk to dallas. >> every student is assigned a bus even if they live close by the school. but peggy fox reports parents are pushing to make their schools walkable again. >> reporter: nothing wrong with being busted to school. -- bused to school. it just doesn't seem right if you live across the street. >> because of the tra