It was 20 degrees below zero yesterday, wind chills around 30 below. The sides of the road have been covered with snow/ice, etc., for over 2 months, except for about 3 days. The nearest store is a hair more than 5 miles away.
You're going to <laugh> ride a bike this time of year? You'd be an idiot to try. Public transportation? Wtf is that?
And, yes, internet access is available at school, along with a lot of computers. Brilliant idea! Then, after the student stays after school to work on a project, he can walk 15 miles to get home, because YOU don't think a car is necessary. Ohhhh, I get it, students should only be taught for about 3 hours of the day, so they can spend the rest of the time in studyhalls, etc. The majority of students I have are lucky to have 1 studyhall every day. Homework - when students would otherwise be working on these projects - puts students without Internet access at home at a great disadvantage.
(Here's where you point out, "then let them walk to the library.") 6 miles away (from me), up to 12 or 13 miles for many students. I think they have half a dozen computers. Maybe they should build a 30,000 square foot addition for a giant computer lab, so they have room for all the students who you don't want to have computers?